{"id":555,"date":"2017-09-11T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/?p=555"},"modified":"2017-09-05T20:49:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T03:49:58","slug":"winemakers-talk-harvest-favorite-california-wines-today-3-steves-winery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/winemakers-talk-harvest-favorite-california-wines-today-3-steves-winery\/","title":{"rendered":"Winemakers Talk Harvest and Their Favorite California Wines | Today: 3 Steves Winery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of California Wine Month, we\u2019re sitting down with different winemakers throughout Livermore Valley and asking them to tell us about themselves, the harvest and of course, their favorite wines!\u00a0 Today we\u2019re sitting down with the winemakers from <a href=\"http:\/\/3steveswinery.com\/\"><strong>3 Steves Winery<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, tell us a little about yourself\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you weren\u2019t a winemaker, what would you be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d be working regular hours and actually earning a paycheck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you a California Native?\u00a0 Where did you grow up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two of the 3 Steves are native Californians.\u00a0 Steve B grew up in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is your favorite place to be in California?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Livermore Valley.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And now on to harvest\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite thing about the grape harvest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The way all the winemakers support each other sharing tools, equipment, yeast, offering assistance if needed, or just to share a beer when there\u2019s time in between crushes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Least favorite thing about the grape harvest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it ends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any predictions for this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>White grapes will before red grapes, and yeast will eat the sugar and turn the juice into wine. 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