OK — Mike Brunson is not a chicken. But our chickens are really an integral part of our winemaking — so I guess that makes them more like ‘assistant winemakers’. I think Mike could live with that.
Bug eaters, organic manure spreaders (and creators), wine ‘finers’, meal providers — these chickens of ours at Michel-Schlumberger are pretty incredible. And honestly, they just aren’t appreciated for all they do for us.
Well — now is the time for them to receive the respect due. In our ongoing ‘Do You Know Michel-Schlumberger’ video series, click below to meet our feathered enologists.
And if you get a chance to visit us high above Dry Creek Valley (please do — there is no place on Earth quite like Michel-Schlumberger!), make sure you give a shout out (quietly though, they’re laying eggs!) to the chickens. And if you see our winemaker Mike, make sure you let him know that you know his secret – chickens!
