Because the harvest in 2005 turned out so well, this release rewards our blush followers in several ways. Its light body and clean, crisp finish deliver the refreshing quality that one expects from such a wine. Plus, its palate is full of fresh fruit—ripe strawberries entwined with delicious and zesty hints of pink grapefruit and lemon zest.

Blush, when it's done well, can be easy to like but difficult to make. It is temperamental in is stability and demands greater skill and finesse than one might think. To achieve its pale salmon pink color, the juice is blended immediately following crush. Fermentation takes place in tanks, because it helps retain delicate flavors and freshness. It occurs over a longer period of time at cooler temperatures for a similar reason. Cool conditions insure that refreshing crispness isn't 'cooked' out of the wine during the fermentation process.