Vineyard at Sunrise
For the past month we have been tucking the grapevines up into the guide wires and this week we finished! Tucking is done for canopy…
Vineyard
Tucking Grapevines – Canopy Management
Tucking grapevines for canopy management is what is going on in the vineyard now! Sound exciting? Well, actually it is! It is very exciting to…
Hoe, Hoe, Hoe!
Not – Ho, Ho, Ho, as in Merry Christmas – for us it is Hoe, Hoe, Hoe as in exercise! Since all the de-budding of…
De-Budding the Vineyard
It is that time of year again – time to de-bud the vineyard. We have prepared for planting and planted 5 new acres but now…
The Barn Completed – EIFS and All!
Yippee! The EIFS on our ICF barn is now compete! For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms), be…
What You Don’t Want to See in a Budding Vineyard!
You would never know the vineyard was ready to burst forth with spring! Here is what you don’t want to see in a budding vineyard. Extreme…
Almost Finished Pruning!
Yeah – we are almost finished pruning the vineyard! The pruned vineyard still looks a bit bleak but clean and sunset is a beautiful time of…
Planting Grapevines – 2013
Guess what? We are planting grapevines again! We have expanded the vineyard another 5 acres this year! The grapevines that were added are 4 acres…
Preparing for Planting 2013
Our grapevines arrived Thursday – all 5 acres of them. And, it only took two FedEx boxes to hold them! We will be expanding the…
Cows, Wine and Woodworking
Today on Family Fridays I have a couple of highlights to share. The week started with decanting the Aglianico and Montepulciano wines we have settling…