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Chateau Montelena Grape Crushing 2

This is the beginning process of the grapes be crushed and processed for Chardonnay wine at Chateau Montelena. Shortly after the crushing process each year, a c...
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This is the beginning process of the grapes be crushed and processed for Chardonnay wine at Chateau Montelena. Shortly after the crushing process each year, a ceremony is held to Bless-The-Grapes.
Per Bo Barrett from Chateau Montelena: "Our Blessing of the Grapes is a day when we remember how lucky we are to be in this occupation, living out here, living in this great country. And of course we gather for the blessing of the people. Those of you who work in the business know that it’s actually quite a difficult profession, and whether it’s growing the grapes, working in the fields, making the wine, or selling the wine, it's a true team effort. For those of us who are religious, it’s kind of an important day because we know nothing happens in this business without people who care, good weather and all the magnificent magic that planet Earth provides for us.
The Blessing worked out great for us last year. People were here, grapes were here, and we were here in September finishing up our Harvest. Then we had a pretty scary event in October. We ultimately survived the fires in 2017, so we think it’s important to keep the tradition of our Blessing alive while we cross our fingers that our luck holds out for another year."

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