Erich Russell, 11/02/05: We had a great harvest this year and everyone's tired from the hard work, especially The Rabbit! So far the Syrah, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petite Verdot look great.

The recent bottling of the 2003 Cote Rotie Style Syrah, which is designated for our Wineclub members only, turned out wonderful. The Rabbit hopes there's enough left for him to keep for himself.

We also just bottled the new 2004 vintage of our Paso Robles Zinfandel which may be the best ever.

Finally, we're looking forward to the upcoming olive harvest which will start in a few weeks.