What a beautiful sunrise to kick off this year's Roussanne Harvest! This year's Roussanne harvest is in full swing and the grapes are plump, juicy and on their way to making a great wine. It was a beautiful morning to start the harvest on and the sunrise was gorgeous! It's such a good sight to see, the harvester moving down the row and the grapes pouring in! While we wait for the … [Read more...] about 2018 Roussanne Harvest
The Wood Floor – Laying and Finishing
With the house sealed and water tight, it's time to start the wood floor laying! Each day was a bit slow to start but the daily rhythm was gotten into easily. The wood floor is going in and is looking so good!!! It is so exciting to be doing the flooring - progress is being made and it's very easy to see! The first step is to put plastic down. We put plastic down under the wood floor … [Read more...] about The Wood Floor – Laying and Finishing
Oak Flooring Delivered for the Upstairs
For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms), be sure to look through the ICF Building Index tab in the menu bar. You know what time it is? It is time to begin work on the house again! This past week the oak flooring was delivered and we unloaded it by hand - all 6 tons of it! If you have been around for awhile, you know that very little was done on … [Read more...] about Oak Flooring Delivered for the Upstairs
Aglianico Grape Harvest 2017
Just like our Montepulciano harvest, the Aglianico grape harvest was about a month earlier than ever before! Normally harvesting in the cold morning hours of mid to late October, we enjoyed the warmth of September! Aglianico grape harvest is always our last harvest and normally the last harvest on the high plains of west Texas. All our grape growing friends are normally completely finished with … [Read more...] about Aglianico Grape Harvest 2017
Montepulciano Grape Harvest 2017
It is hard to believe that the Montepulciano grape harvest for 2017 is over! And, almost a whole month earlier than previous years! In one quick week, they are gone! I will definitely miss being able to walk to the vineyard and eat the juicy ripe grapes. But, we work all year for this and it is literally the fruit of our labor! You can see our harvest set up in earlier harvest posts like our … [Read more...] about Montepulciano Grape Harvest 2017
Starting a Winery – Oswald Winery
Having a vineyard is romantic AND a lot of hard work. I'm talking physical labor here folks! Labor that I didn't know about when we started. I expect that starting a winery will be the same. It seems romantic but you just don't realize the work involved! But, we do know and have known for quite awhile that we want our own winery! So, we are biting the bullet and just starting a winery - Oswald … [Read more...] about Starting a Winery – Oswald Winery