10/02/2026
On today’s episode of “what do you do?” We are doing our pumps and punch downs of our red ferments. This helps aid in extraction of color and tannins and is done twice a day during the initial fermentation process. This requires strong upper body strength and a willingness to get w**e in your armpits. I (Desiree) have both. Hopefully my tasting patrons don’t mind that I have become my own native ferment. Shout out to Michael Lundeen who is seen in the back doing the very glamorous work of keeping everything clean.