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  • Smith Family Wines brings a bottling truck to their Paraiso Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey County, California to bottle their Chardonnay on site.
    Smith Family Wines brings a bottling truck to their Paraiso Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey County, California to bottle their Chardonnay on site.
    Smith Family Wines brings a bottling truck to their Paraiso Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey County, California to bottle their Chardonnay on site.
    Smith Family Wines brings a bottling truck to their Paraiso Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey County, California to bottle their Chardonnay on site.
    Smith Family Wines brings a bottling truck to their Paraiso Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey County, California to bottle their Chardonnay on site.
    Pinot Noir grapes at their various stages of being crushed and juiced prior to fermentation.
    Pinot Noir grapes at their various stages of being crushed and juiced prior to fermentation.
    Pinot Noir grapes at their various stages of being crushed and juiced prior to fermentation.
    Pinot Noir grapes at their various stages of being crushed and juiced prior to fermentation.
    Pinot Noir grapes at their various stages of being crushed and juiced prior to fermentation.
    Wine grapes are best harvested at night when the tempertures are cool so the fruit isn't damaged by the daytime heat.
  • Wine grapes are best harvested at night when the tempertures are cool so the fruit isn't damaged by the daytime heat.
    Wine grapes are best harvested at night when the tempertures are cool so the fruit isn't damaged by the daytime heat.
    Wine grapes are best harvested at night when the tempertures are cool so the fruit isn't damaged by the daytime heat.
    Wine grapes are best harvested at night when the tempertures are cool so the fruit isn't damaged by the daytime heat.
    Wine grapes are best harvested at night when the tempertures are cool so the fruit isn't damaged by the daytime heat.
    Pinot Noir grapes at their various stages of being crushed and juiced prior to fermentation.
    Part of a year-long project photographing the vineyards and winemaking of Smith Family Wines.
    Part of a year-long project photographing the vineyards and winemaking of Smith Family Wines.

Smith Family Wines, Paraiso Vineyards & Valley Farm Management

Smith Family Wines and their Paraiso Estate Vineyard are located in the heart of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA of Monterey County, famous for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Zmak was hired via Moxxy Marketing to document all aspects of their winemaking operation from growing the grapes to the finished bottles throughout the 2017 year. Highlights include photographing harvest at night from the top of a harvester and shooting from a small corner inside the bottling truck.

Wine grapes are best harvested at night when the tempertures are cool so the fruit isn't damaged by the daytime heat.

Midnight Pinot Noir harvest in the Salinas Valley by the light of a full moon.