Testing grapes for harvest readiness
We are into the thick of grape harvest at the moment, but first a little look at how we begin our harvest planning for our grapes. How do we get…
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Life | Our Winery | Vineyards
Busy around the winery
Harvest is upon us. I wanted to run around and take pictures of grapes like these Viognier. But the day got away from me. Where did it go?
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Veraison has begun
Veraison is happening. So grape testing started today. Getting the four-wheelers ready, tool boxes, ziploc bags. The first row of grapes behind my children are Gewürztraminer.
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Rattlesnakes in the vineyard
With all of the rain that we had had lately the grasses and weeds have grown tall and thick. Now that we are clearing those away, we have found a…
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New grape buds in spring
After all the talk about how we were working towards our vines NOT budding out too early, we are so excited that now the time is here. Yes, last year…
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Spring buds on the vines
Just when you wonder if spring will ever be here. Just when you have gotten tired of my photos of barren vines. Here they are: Gewürztraminer buds
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The vineyards in early spring
You only thought that the pictures in the last entry looked barren. Here are a few more from today.
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Frostguards
Experimenting with frost guard machines and delayed pruning, they aim to protect early-blooming Viognier vines from late spring freezes.
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Work at the Winery and in the Vineyards
So much work is going on here at the winery that I am running about two weeks behind keeping you up-to-date on how progress is going. We have had our…
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