As mentioned in the previous post, it was turning out to be a great day, and indeed it was!

As well as the Supertuscan, I bottled approx. 60 bottles of one of the most awesome Reislings I’ve ever had. Although generally speaking, I prefer reds to white wines, this Reisling is probably one of the best wines that I’ve made. As I reported back in October, I travelled to Lakeview Vineyards near Beamsville Ontario, and picked up fresh pressed pure Reisling juice. After the fermentation and clearing, I’ve been storing it in bulk (in the carboys). I decided to bottle today. The colour is wonderful, clarity is excellent, and the taste is just.. mmm.. I’ll have more on that another time – but one thing – I love the hints of lime that come through. This wine is going to be excellent with seafood, spicy currie dishes, or just sitting outside sipping a chilled wine in the summer.

So in total, I bottled about 90 bottles of wine, and I did go fly fishing as well. I finally had an opportunity to meet with two of my teammates on a team we’ve formed for the upcoming Canadian Fly Fishing Championships. One of them, Ernie Kalwa, also happens to make wine. So we had a lot to talk about – the hatches, the catches, the flies, and wine.

To top off the day, I spent about an hour fishing and caught 7 beautiful small brown trout along with a chubby chubb.

I’ll have more on the fly fishing championships, the team, and our progress over at About Fly Fishing. But for now, I’m going to grab some sleep and recover from the pushing, lifting, pulling of carboys, corkers, and fish.

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