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from grapes to wine...
Picking, pressing and fermenting
Scherrer Winery's 2006 Helfer
Vineyard Chardonnay
Scherrer Winery's 2006 Helfer
Vineyard Chardonnay
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| Don and Patricia Helfer planted this tiny vineyard which butts up to their backyard in 1993 after tasting the success their neighbor Steve Kistler was having with his vineyards a quarter of a mile away. What you see here is the entire vineyard. Fred Scherrer buys their crop and produces 40 to 50 cases of Chardonnay and even less Pinot Noir. This is the view from the Helfer's back porch. Notice the wooded area behind the vines. That is where the birds live. The Helfers have stretched netting over their entire vineyard in hopes that their harvest does not become bird poop on someone's freshly washed car. All of these pictures from the Helfer Vineyard were taken on October 12, 2006, the day before harvest, which, like most all the work in vineyard, is done by hand. Candid Wines buys a few cases of the Helfer Chard each year and it is available almost exclusively on special order. If you would like to try a bottle, please contact one of our customers as listed here. |
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