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
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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
2017 Roussanne Grape Harvest
Our Roussanne grape harvest is almost over and we beat the bunch rot this year! Praise the Lord! Yeah - happy dance time! I hope you can feel my excitement because it is an unbelievable sense of relief to have all but one acre of Roussanne harvested. Plus, we had clean fruit in the midst of bunch rot! We have been battling bunch rot in the vineyard since the rain and cool weather hit us. It … [Read more...] about 2017 Roussanne Grape Harvest
Bunch Rot in the Vineyard
Unfortunately, I must revisit a post I made last year about bunch rot in the vineyard. Last year, it was bunch rot in the Roussanne grapes. You can see photos of how they looked by clicking the link. This year, once again, it is bunch rot in the Roussanne. Unlike last year though, we have been watching much more closely for it and have hopefully caught it early enough to get the upper hand. Just … [Read more...] about Bunch Rot in the Vineyard
How to Catch a Swarm of Bees
How to catch a swarm of bees is maybe not something you wonder about. But, when you see a swarm, and know the potential they have, it is a shame to let them go! You could add to your collection of backyard bees! The bee cluster that you see in the photo above was one we found swarming. This is not the first hive that we have had swarming in or around the vineyard. Back in 2010, before we had … [Read more...] about How to Catch a Swarm of Bees