Hi folks, Robin here. I’m pitching in this season to bring you updates on the Domanico Cellars blog. The wine makers get awfully busy this time of year, so I’m hoping to bring you photos and updates of my experiences and observations of Domanico Cellars. Perhaps think of me as a librarian or historian and certainly feel free to get in touch with any of us at any time with questions. (Yes, I’m the photographer, so you won’t find me in many photographs.)
Saturday September 15th was a big day for Domanico Cellars. Jason & Bob spent much of the day getting bins ready & loaded on the truck to take out for Merlot harvest later this week. As well, they worked on getting the winery prepped for all of those grapes to come in. 
That meant cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning. Arranging racks for equipment, moving new machinery into position for use and old machinery into position for cycling out of use. I did manage to get a snap of Jason taking a breather in front of the new crusher.
During the day we also worked on getting tasting sheets together to go with wines we donated to a tasting to raise funds for the Lifelong Aids Alliance. We donated a split case of 2004 Merlot and 2004 Red Wine for the tasting. Both met with rave reviews, and our wines disappeared quickly. It was a very informal tasting, so many at the party were enjoying big pours. Several attending wine enthusiasts signed up for our mailing lists & enjoyed talking with Jason, Bob, Jill and me about the winery and the wines. I really enjoyed noticing that most of the party tried all of the wines offered but ended up settling into Domanico Cellars as their wine of choice for the evening. By the time I left the event at around midnight, there wasn’t much Domanico Cellars left to taste. However, the other tables were still quite full.
