Yes, our organic row crops are in need of rain, but we also need to test the grapes in our vineyards to see if they are ready for harvesting. Grape harvest looks like it will start earlier the year than it usually does.

Yes, our organic row crops are in need of rain, but we also need to test the grapes in our vineyards to see if they are ready for harvesting. Grape harvest looks like it will start earlier the year than it usually does.

Here is a continuation of the last post about this year’s harvest. I left you looking at these tantalizing Vermentino grapes… beautiful grapes… and wondering what all these controls are for…
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 ups … and downs. Maybe a little more “up” then Cliff would like. Remember he was way up there while they were building our new…
You only thought that the pictures in the last entry looked barren. Here are a few more from today.
Planting live vines at Bingham Family Vineyards.
Late freezes. The dread of Texas vineyards. Here are a few more ideas for how vineyards in Texas handle late freezes in the spring. Drew Tallent, of Tallent Vineyards, uses water. Robert Clay did a great report on the process on his web site. The report includes time lapsed video footage of the process and…
Irrigation on the High Plains of Texas starts with beads and continues with children at the circle system.