When to pick your grapes is an extremely important question and with harvest season right around the corner it’s something that wine makers will soon be asking. It’s a decision they must make every harvest because it will in part determine what kind of wine they are trying to craft. They must take into consideration Brix, weather, tannins, ripeness and much more.

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Waylon Andrew Smith was born to Lyndsey and Ryan Smith of Fresno at 8:30 a.m. July 11, 2011, at their home. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Waylon’s father is a 1998 San Lorenzo Valley High School alumnus.

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