Wine Season Begins

The wine making season has begun at the Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery in Westport, MA. PHOTOS PETER PEREIRA
Pedro Garcia picks pinot gris grapes as the harverst season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
1 _M1A1624 Pedro Garcia picks pinot gris grapes as the harverst season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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 Pedro Garcia picks pinot gris grapes as the harverst season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
2 _M1A1624 Pedro Garcia picks pinot gris grapes as the harverst season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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 at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
3 _M1A1751 at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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 Santos Aj picks pinot gris grapes as the harvest season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
4 _M1A1656 Santos Aj picks pinot gris grapes as the harvest season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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A worker picks grapes from the vines as the harvest season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
5 _N8A3277 A worker picks grapes from the vines as the harvest season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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 Winemaker, Marco Montez, tastes some the chardonnay grapes in preparation for picking at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
6 _M1A1768 Winemaker, Marco Montez, tastes some the chardonnay grapes in preparation for picking at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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 Wilber Albarado picks pinot gris grapes from the vines at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport as the harvesting season gets underway. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
7 _M1A1743 Wilber Albarado picks pinot gris grapes from the vines at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport as the harvesting season gets underway.
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 Winemaker, Marco Montez, pulls a sample of sparkling wine cuvée from grapes picked this past weekend for his daily taste test at Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
8 _M1A1800 Winemaker, Marco Montez, pulls a sample of sparkling wine cuvée from grapes picked this past weekend for his daily taste test at Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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Winemaker Marco Montez uses a light and his hand to 'scoop' up air for his daily sample of the smell inside the tanks filled with unfermented pinot noir juice, which will become Westport Rivers 2020 Rose after fermenting as the harvest season gets underway at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
9 _M1A1908 Winemaker Marco Montez uses a light and his hand to 'scoop' up air for his daily sample of the smell inside the tanks filled with unfermented pinot noir juice, which will become Westport Rivers 2020 Rose after fermenting as the harvest season gets underway at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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