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glass tube is empty, win-
ery staff remove the blad-
der and add more wine
to the barrel and solution
to the cylinder to main-
tain proper fill levels.
The blending experi-
ence helps Northstar and
Conn Creek provide
guests with a memorable
experience while also
teaching them about the
craft of blending. "Even
as a Merlot specialist,
everything we do at
Northstar is about blend-
ing to some degree:
blending vineyards,
blending barrels and
blending varietals," said
David "Merf" Merfeld,
the winemaker at
Northstar.
Single bottle
of a souvenir blend
Once they've picked the
wines they prefer, guests
then dial in the specific
blend by using graduated
cylinders and pipettes. After a guest has
settled on a blend composition, he or she
measures out a 750ml bottle, seals it with
a manual corker and affixes a special
label. The experience costs $85 per person
or $65 for wine club members at
Northstar.
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Glass fixtures connected
to bladders inside the bar-
rels prevent oxidization.
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