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BY TODD FORTUNE
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The drought this summer has been devastating to farms and crops. Gray Ghost Winery, however, is looking forward to what could be an excellent year for wine making.
This year could produce “one of the finest harvests we’ve ever had” according to A1 Kellert, who owns Gray Ghost Winery with his wife Cheryl. When rainfall is sparse, as it has been this year, the berries tend to be smaller and the flavors more concentrated, which leads to better wine.
If the dry weather continues through harvest, then 1999 should qualify as a “good year” for wine. A good year is when growing season provides for a good crop.
Gray Ghost is considered a “medium-size” winery. Normally, the Kellerts produce roughly 2000 cases (24,000 bottles) of wine a year. Because of the small berries, they expect to produce about the same amount even though they now have the capacity to produce more.
The Kellerts are not ready to celebrate their harvest just yet. Grape harvest doesn’t start for another few weeks, and runs through October. And while many of us welcome all the rain we can get, a three or four day deluge of rain at this point could
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