Wine Making Part 2

So our wine is finally ready for us to bottle.  It was a four step process and took Allen and I about an hour to bottle 29 bottles.  It was a fun experience.  I imaging if we were both drinking wine it would be even more fun...and may take longer than an hour:)

Step One is to put the bottle on the filling machine (I am sure there is some technical term)

 

The wine on the left is funneled into the bottles.

Thankfully it is preset so you just push a button and it fills it.

 



Sometimes the bottles need a little extra wine...so here I am adding to the bottle

Step two is corking the bottles.  Allen was responsible for this step. You had to put the cork partially in and wait a few seconds...this was the perfect time for him to have a drink of his wine and then resume his corking responsibilities. 

 



Step three was labeling the bottle.  Here are pictures of both of us adding our labels.  We provided the picture and words...they made them look pretty. 

 

 

 

 Doesn't all the wine look so good....or is it because I haven't had a drink in awhile:)

 

 Step four was adding the top seal to the bottle. 

 



 Here we are with the final product. Why a selfie?  Well even though the wine people were super nice...we are introverts and prefer not to talk to others:)

 

 Here is our final product.  If you are in town visiting we have plenty to share and would love to have a glass with you.

 

 Close up of our label.  We took this earlier this year...I mean everyone should have a picture in front of the Las Vegas sign.  A guy dressed as Elvis let us use his guitar and glasses and took our picture.  He was so much fun. 

 

A Year of Change pretty much sums up this year for us....selling two places, buying a new house, moving to TX, starting a new job, leaving a job, having a baby....