Vineyard

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Aglianico Grape Harvest

Wednesday, October 7th, marked the first Aglianico grape harvest of 2014. We finished harvesting the Roussanne grapes about a month ago, before the rain began….

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Rain, Rain, Go Away!

An anomaly has occurred here in west Texas – we have had rain, cloudy skies and cool temperatures for almost 2 weeks! Most people would…

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Roussanne Grape Harvest Continues

Roussanne grape harvest continues here at Oswald Vineyard! Day or Night Harvest? The decision has been made and is unanimous – we love harvesting in…

Roussanne Harvest 2014

Roussanne Harvest 2014

Harvest time is here! Roussanne harvest 2014 is beginning! After working all year, it seems unbelievable that in a few short weeks the grapes will…

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pH and Brix Testing

How do you tell if a grape is ripe? If you answered, “by the taste”, you are right! You can also tell by pH and…

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Pellenc Wire Raiser

If you remember, a couple of years ago we bought a Pellenc 4560 multi-function vineyard machine (i.e. grape harvester) which you can see in action here…

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Drilling a New Well

We are drilling a new well! The time has come to drill a new well. In the almost 6 years that we have lived here…