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Waiting on the Grapes
Harvest has started, but not all of the grapes are ready yet. We are now finished with around 20% of harvest for this year. Usually the white grapes are ready before the reds. But we want to wait till the sugar content or brix measurement is just right, so that the grapes will make great Texas wine.
We really do have grapes in the vineyard!
I really, really am going to show you some pictures of the grapes that are in the vineyard, but tonight — I really have to get this week’s menus planned so that we can actually eat. Plus there will be six extra for dinner on Tuesday, five extra on Wednesday, and maybe ten extra on…
Tempranillo, Viognier, and Viognier
A few days ago I showed you pictures of replants of a patch of 2nd leaf Tempranillo. Only one picture showed some 3rd leaf Tempranillo in the distance. Here are some pictures closer up so that you can see the nice crop load. David from Pedernales Cellars came down last week to see how the…
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Vineyard Update for May 19, 2020 Looks a little like sloppy pruning, but it was all done with skill and thoughtfullness. We so appreciate our vineyard workers that are local, but are seasonal workers. We hope to be able to give them more seasonal work soon as we get our tasting rooms opened for sales…
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 few uninvited guests. Yes, the evidence shows that it was a rattlesnake.
Planting a vineyard
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