We had a bottling last Thursday and Friday here at the winery. We don't own a bottling line so we use a mobile bottler. Signature Mobile Bottlers owns a semi trailer that's been hollowed out and turned into a bottling line. They then drive around, literally, and bottle wine for smaller wineries in the region. We will bottle approximately 7,500 cases of wine this year in three separate bottlings. This time around we're bottling our 06 VS Pinot Gris, 06 VS Riesling, and our new 06 Columbia Valley Chardonnay. A bottling, for any winery, is one of the most expensive times of year. We have to buy labels, glass bottles, corks, foils, and other supplies and then have it all ready for one day. Then, just when you think you're done paying for stuff, along comes the bill for the mobile bottler!Click on the photo to view a slideshow of the whole set.
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