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Mastro Scheidt Family Cellars

1083 Vine St #278
Healdsburg, CA 95448
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Wines by David Scheidt

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Dry Creek in Spring

Harvest 2015

Harvest 2015

Dry Creek in Spring

Dry Creek in Spring

Early in Spring, it's time to start visiting the vineyards, checking rainfall amounts and noting the time on when the vines "wake-up" from their winter sleep.

Rainfall and Drought

Rainfall and Drought

The 2015 season marked another year of drought in California. While Dry Creek Valley received over 20 inches of rain in the 2015 season, it wasn't enough for many of the vines continued shortage of water.

Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

Just beginning the growth cycle in Dry Creek Valley.

Starting Small

Starting Small

Ready...Set...GROW!

Ready...Set...GROW!

Clusters and Crop Load

Clusters and Crop Load

There is no substitute for vineyard walks, you can't just "phone it in" with your vineyard manager. Walking the rows is healthy for you and the results in the bottle.

Sangiovese Grosso - Up Close

Sangiovese Grosso - Up Close

I successfully fermented the Sangiovese on 100% native yeast this year and I'd like to thank them for their cooperation.

My Ford and Dry Creek Soil

My Ford and Dry Creek Soil

My Ford Focus not only sees about 40,000 miles per year on the highway, but a few miles of dirt roads in Alexander and Dry Creek Valley each season. My rig got pressure washed about an hour later.

Junk food, drinks and Thor

Junk food, drinks and Thor

I'm usually given a travel companion by one of my younger family members; this time it was Thor. I'm the purchaser of various hydration and caffeinated products. The addition of potato chips is a rare site in my vehicle.

Sonic Screwdriver and Ziploc Bags

Sonic Screwdriver and Ziploc Bags

I walk all of my vineyards personally for field testing sugar. It is also a chance to taste throughout the vineyards, part science part art.

Cabernet Sauvignon dimples

Cabernet Sauvignon dimples

Those tiny berries are showing me something, dimples. The the faintest dimple, giving me a visual clue in this water depleted vineyard, that the grapes are ready to pick. 

Blueberries or Cabernet?

Blueberries or Cabernet?

It's Cabernet Sauvignon days away from being picked. The tiny berries pack a lot of flavor.

The view from Dry Creek Valley

The view from Dry Creek Valley

Dry Creek Valley is wine country! The views from the hillside vineyards I choose for my wines are the best in the region.

Seeds and Pulp

Seeds and Pulp

You've got to get out and taste the grapes, not just test the grapes. Seeds and the pulp around them are another indication of ripeness, so taste often.

Some Semillon

Some Semillon

For our white wine blend.

1-T-L securing the bin

1-T-L securing the bin

For some vineyards, we pick and haul our own fruit. TL readies the truck for the harvest.

Here's looking at you

Here's looking at you

John positioning the truck for the harvest

Pickin' ain't easy

Pickin' ain't easy

There is no substitute for labor.

TL picking Cabernet

TL picking Cabernet

Early in the morning is the best time to pick

Picker, Winemaker and Owner, David Scheidt

Picker, Winemaker and Owner, David Scheidt

Yes, I pick, haul, sort, crush, and taste Cabernet Sauvignon. 

Are we done yet?

Are we done yet?

David and John taking a look at the continuing task of picking grapes

A full bin of Cabernet Sauvignon

A full bin of Cabernet Sauvignon

Roughly 1000lbs of grapes in that single bin

A moment of fun

A moment of fun

The owner and winemaker, David Scheidt decided to pose for the camera, briefly, during our pick of Cabernet Sauvignon.

TL and John over Cabernet

TL and John over Cabernet

The last few hauls of Cabernet going into the bins

TL and David sorting leaves

TL and David sorting leaves

Trying to get whatever leaves we can out of the bins before the crushpad

David, John, TL and One Ton of Cabernet

David, John, TL and One Ton of Cabernet

The results of our pick in Dry Creek Valley

Dumping 1000 pounds of grapes

Dumping 1000 pounds of grapes

Each half-ton of grapes is dumped onto a belt and shaker table system to throw out everything from leaves to bad grapes.

Wine Code for Cabernet

Wine Code for Cabernet

This is the simple system for labeling the bins, grapes, vineyard, and winery for all the fruit that comes onto the crushpad.

Juice and skins

Juice and skins

A few pictures of color from recently fermented Sangiovese

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Skins up close and personal

Skins up close and personal

Skins from Sangiovese just before they go into the press

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From bin to press

From bin to press

Into the press

Into the press

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Free Run Juice

Free Run Juice

Juice off the press

Juice off the press

Sangiovese fresh off the press

Mastro or Maestro?

Mastro or Maestro?

A little crush pad fun and my nickname

Until Next Year...

Until Next Year...

Wine, safe and secure in the underground cellar

Healdsburg, California