Noteworthy news: Harvest is upon us. More on that later.

Not so noteworthy news: While I was organizing and rummaging through some of my files, and generally just “looking” busy, I came across a dusty old map we had of the vineyard. Many of you probably do not know that Madison Cellars’ vineyard is also an oasis of treasure (and I’m not just talking about our fruit), and has been a favorite of the infamous Mr. Hook himself. Take a look a look and see for yourself!

Many of our little pirate friends have set sail on the Madison Cellar Seas in search of gems, riches, and gold doubloons. Armed with only a sword and a shovel, they have indeed recovered the hidden buried treasures.

While Captain Hook may have moved on, this Map will still be helpful as we navigate you through the Harvest Season.

We will be harvesting our Merlot this weekend, or as the more conservative types like to say, ‘block 4′, or ‘block 5′, or whatever block it is. As you can see on the map, the Merlot is planted in the heart of the vineyard, intersected only by the Protected Channel or the driveway (again for the more conservative types). We will begin (or shall I say “they”)will begin at 4:00 a.m. Jon will update you on all this in the coming days.

We picked several tons from the Syrah two weeks ago. This will be used in our Rose. Again Jon will post how all this went.

Jon has also convinced me to go digital. So I have retired my old 35 mm. We purchased a digital cam for me which the salesman at Staples assured me was moron-proof! We shall see . . . Unfortunately, I did not get any pics of the Syrah harvest due to the fact that I was in a deep slumber at the time - -I know, I know, that’s dedication for ya!

However, I plan to be up and at ‘em on Saturday - - just not at 4:00 a.m. So as Jon updates you I hope to have some cool photos for you to view too!

Margie