I have always been interested in how things work. I had an erector set, broke apart everything, asked endless questions and got my hands dirty. Now that my Mamiya and I are best friends, I use the photographs as a way to visualize that experience. It also gives me a reason to be there asking so many questions and sticking my hands in things.
I went down to La Honda Winery last week where wine maker Ken Wornick has set up his boutique wine shop. This was my first experience understanding and being apart of what it takes to make a well crafted wine. The winery is very small, and the batches of wine are handled with care and pressed by hand. Each detail is measured and logged. It is what I love about craft; the time, effort and sweet love that goes into it.
Ken said goodbye to the corporate world and put 100% of his effort into acquiring the knowledge and means to create well crafted sustainable wine. Through the photographs, I hope you come away with the appreciation of dedication that goes into the process of a bottle of La Honda wine.
top view of a full tank
Grant and his guns hand pressing the grapes through
After the liquid is separated from the wine the gapes still hold a fair amount of juice, this is the press that pressures out the remaining unfiltered wine.
What remains is dry skins. Compost it.
Seeds at the bottom of a hand press batch.
+ cheese = :)