Unlike the grapes, our Meyer lemon tree is loaded this year.  This is its second crop in 2011 and I'm wondering if all that fruit will ripen by December, the usual harvest time.  

While it's glorious to have free, fresh, tree-ripened lemons at hand, it's a bit challenging when they all ripen at once.  My solution is to squeeze and freeze in ice trays, then move to ziplocs for storage, providing a year-round source of fresh-frozen Meyer lemon juice.  Thank you for the hint, Heloise.

Thanks for your interest, all who have asked, but we're still waiting to pick the 2011 Sangiovese.  Indian summer helping...

On the other hand, we successfully harvested the Pinot Gris (which we sell to Mumm for its sparkling wine cuvées) and Sauvignon Blanc (sold to Honig), both before the first rains.  That's the good news.  The bad news -- there's always something in agriculture -- is that we got considerably less than half a "normal" crop.  Ouch.