ByBetty
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
And more Gewürztraminer buds.
And more dirt work going on around here. Putting finishing touches to the winery.
But the buds are coming on. These last ones are Vioginer.
Ahh, hope of spring.
Blessings,
Betty
Betty
Long day today. But a good day. I didn’t get much wedding planning done, but we did get one thing done. More on that later.
Betty
Bedtime story for the children finished. A few moments of quiet. Then grape harvest will be starting up. Then it will start again around 5:00 am.
Betty
Well, the test results came back from the grapes that were sampled last Friday. No need to test again till this Friday. Now we can turn our interest to our new sorting and press machinery that we are putting in at our barn. Concrete work was delayed by the rains that we had a…
Betty
Growth in the Past Ten Years So, what have we been doing for the last ten years… In early December of 2003, we planted our first wine grape vines. Here is a picture that Bobby Cox took of the four acres of Viognier in the ground. If you look close you can tell that only…
Betty
Wineries have been visiting us at Bingham Family Vineyards lately as we prepare to harvest grapes for them to make their award winning wines.
Betty
Wow, we have been busy, but now all of our Viognier grapes are harvested for 2015. On my way to the winery this morning, I followed one of our dump carts that was filled with Viognier grapes. Organic black-eyed peas in the foreground. One of our vineyards in the background. These grapes are being taken…