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fermented with their skins on, which gives the wine its characteristic color, and then pressed.
The Kellerts grow a variety of grapes, both red and white. They have nine acres under cultivation now, and plan to expand to 17 acres. This year’s crop should yield about 1,000 cases of wine, said Kellert. A case contains 24 bottles.
The hot dry summer, although hard on other crops, was ideal for the grapes, Kellert explained, because it concentrated the sugar. The sugar gets fermented into alcohol during fermentation. “The 1993 Riesling should be an exceptional year,” he added.
Riesling is a white wine, and one of their best sellers. Other Gray Ghost white wines include Chardonnay and Vidal. Red wines produced by Gray Ghost include Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. The also produce a Classic Bourdeau blend.
The Kellerts’ interest in wine making intensified after they attended the 1975 Virginia Wine Festival. In 1981 they began growing some grapes near their home in Woodville. It was not until 1986 when they moved to their present location in Amissville that they began producing wine in any volume. Today the entire family is involved in the business, including daughter Amy who took time off last week from her studies at U. Va. to come home for the harvest.
The Kellerts hope to have the Gray Ghost sampling room and tours ready for the public by next summer. With their vineyard and facilities directly on U.S. 211, they seem assured of a constant flow of visitors, and — they hope — customers.
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