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Roussanne Grape Harvest 2012

Monday began our week long Roussanne grape harvest! At 3:00 am we awakened, had coffee and prepared for the trucker’s arrival. The majority of preparation was done…

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Pellenc 4560 Grape Harvester

I posted last week on Facebook that John and the boys were in California looking at a harvester – a Pellenc 4560 grape harvester. Well,…

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Unicycle Time Out!

I am afraid that I might have given the impression that all we do is work – in the  vineyard , gardening or building our house.  I assure…

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ICF Filter House – Almost!

For a chronological listing of our ICF building see ICF Building Index. Even though the vineyard work has slowed, it has still required time which has delayed…

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Vineyard – July 2012

With vineyard work slowing down, I feel as if we are coasting toward harvest. Except for training the Petite Verdo and Moscato Giallo every 10…

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ICF Filter House/Pavilion

For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms), be sure to look through the ICF Building Index. Along with the…

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ICF Greenhouse

For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms), be sure to look through the ICF Building Index. Since the vineyard…

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Visitors

The past two and a half weeks have been a wonderful whirlwind filled with visitors. Leaving family on the East coast has been the most…

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We Have Veraison!

We have veraison in the vineyard in all varieties, Roussanne, Aglianico, and Montepulciano! That may not sound very exciting to you but it sure is to…