Grapes usually take three harvests after planting to be wine ready but with some homework and a little extra credit, the Alicante variety planted at the Chaffey College vineyard was ready after just two harvests.
The agricultural demonstration vineyard on the northwest corner of the campus is a partnership between the school and Filippi Winery. Chaffey spokeswoman Peggy Cartwright snapped this photo of a winery employee harvesting the Alicante grapes this week. Come Thanksgiving time, the winery will bottle about 200 cases of this blush wine. With the alcohol content at around 10 percent, it'll taste "kinda like white Zinfandel," said Joe Filippi. He told me the grapes were blessed by perfect weather this year and next year, he expects the amount of grapes will double.
Grapes usually take three harvests after planting to be wine ready but with some homework and a little extra credit, the 
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