Harvest 2010

“Where is the fruit?”

“Somebody had to take row #1″

“Look at me! I can pick grapes and talk hands free!”

“No wonder they call me Super Mario!”

“What-a-the-heck you doin’?”

“Moesch Mobile”

“Love the hair?”

“Bikini Stomp, here I come!”

“Let’s Rock!”

“Lookin’ good”

“Where are the corn fields?”

“Crushin’ Supervisor”

“I just love Big Iron!”

“Lovin’ Life!”

“Any requests for another Jam Session?”

We harvested on Saturday October 9th. Beautiful weather and lots of fun with friends. Although we had a disappointing fruit yield for our estate wine, we crushed an additional 1/2 ton of beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir fruit from the Corralitos area.

Gufo Vineyard Expansion

We added 40 vines to the vineyard … pictured is Edible Landscape Crew

Gufo Jam

Ross on Guitar. Jon Troutner on the harp!

Harvest 2009

Susie and Ross flaunting the Big Iron!

Jackie Sommers & Harpin’ Jon Troutner

Matt & Laura Azzaro (real Italians!)

Michael Moeschler “Up at 5AM for Net Duty” Thanks Moesch!

Tom Gill – First Time and no injuries!

Karen Gill “Fantasizing about that night in Tuscany”

John Hope & Tom Gill “Telling locker-room stories…”

La Principessa – Sylvana DeBernardo

Janet Hope “The Grape Whisperer” & Laura Azzaro

Ross & Matt – running the crusher!

Sylvana loading grapes into the crusher!

John Hope enjoying his first taste of Gufo 09 – Janet looks on with adoration!

Looks like Halloween – Bobbin’ for Grapes! Dry Ice to cool the must.

A serious moment with Jeanne & Leigh Moeschler

Jackie Sommers, Jeanne & Leigh Moeschler – Supervising the crush!

Lunch is served …

Almost forgot MARIO DeBernardo! Thank you!

Relaxing after lunch – Ross & Susie

Susie’s brother Steve Cinelli showed up for lunch with his two new puppies – Gio and Baci

Jackie Sommers & Jon Troutner – “A little afternoon delight?”

Another fun harvest under the belt – small but good? 25% Brix and only about a third of the tonage from the prior year. Oh well, it will be an exclusive vintage, mabye we will call it Screaming GUFO…

Bottling Party July 4, 2009

Michael, Leigh Rose (La Nipotina) & Ross fill one of three Magnums

Anna DeWitt a friend of JR’s from Memphis

Belmont University Students (Class of 2012 Hopefully!) Mike Coleman, Anna DeWitt & John Condit

Happy Labeling Department Staffers – Ginger Withers & Jeanne Moeschler

Trog on the Corker! “I’ll pull anything with a lever…”

Ross & Jeanne Moeschler (his daughter, can you believe he is that old?)

Three generations – Jeanne, Leigh (la nipotina) & Susie (my bride)

Real Italians put the capsules on – Matt Azzarro & Mario DeBernardo

Cousin Scott Bader responds to the calling “Put a cork in it…”

Can you pick out the real Italian? Greg Sterling (not of Sterling Vineyards fame), Trog & Scott Bader

Proof positive, you have to be “Hot” to work in the labeling department. Look for our labeling department swimsuit calendar this Fall. Kerri, Laura, Ginger and Lynn

Harpin’ Jon Troutner added some beautiful tunes to the afternoon.

Ross enjoys drinking on the job…

Steve, Ross, Jon & the lovely and gracious Jackie Summers!

Harpin’ Jonny & Lighting Fingers (Ross) Playin’ The Bottlin’ Blues

Ross playin’ the Pinot Caster Guitar

Harpin’ putting his career at risk appearing with Ross @ GUFO Fest!

Michael, Leigh Rose (La Nipotina) & Ross fill one of three Magnums

Anna DeWitt a friend of JR's from Memphis

Harvest September 30, 2008

Jeff Shields on "Big Iron"

Jeanne (Leigh) & Trog

Carlo “Trog” Troglio

Uncle Mike (Cinelli)

Susie, Leigh & Ross

Matt Azzaro

Jeff Shields

Ross (w/ wine maker facial hair)

Mario DeBernardo (A Real Italian)

John Hope

Eldeen Shields & Susie

Stella Gilbert, Susie and grand daughter Leigh Rose

GUFO Wins Gold

Family and Friends,

 

We wanted to share some very exciting news with you GUFO lovers.  It is with much pleasure (and a little pride!) that we announce that our

2007 GUFO Pinot Noir is a Gold Medal and First Place Award Winner in the Amateur Winemaker Competition at the 2008 Santa Cruz County Fair! 

 

With 11 Pinot Noir entries among a total of 122 competitors, GUFO 2007 did very well, achieving high marks in all categories.  It is especially gratifying to know that our wine has been recognized for the “labor of love” that it is.

 

Proud Wine Maker

Our Medal Winner

Il Matrimonio Vintage Bottled!

On the Fourth of July we bottled our second vintage, Il Matrimonio.  We had many friends and family join us for a day of fun.  The vintage in named in honor of our 30th wedding anniversary.

    

Racking #1 2007 Vintage

Today my wife, Susie, and I racked our 2007 Pinot for the first time.  It cleaned up very nice, but I now have used up all my topping wine.  I am going to have to buy another 3-5 gallons to ride-out the rest of the oak aging period.

I wished I had tasted the wine today, but I simply was too busy with the task at hand and it was too early in the day.

Christmas Day 2007

The wine still has a bit of an effervescent quality about it.  The color, smell and flavor are a-ok…. it is my hope that once we rack the wine in January and let it sit until the summer is will mello beautifully.