End of First Official Harvest
As the vines begin to senesce on my first full harvest, I am left with a feeling of great relief and surprising sadness. This was by far the most i...
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Pinot Noir
The Pinot Noir is also getting close to harvest. The grapes are on Wildcat Mountain on the border of Sonoma Coast and Carneros AVAs. Beautiful view...
Read moreChardonnay
The Chardonnay is getting close to harvest (this week!). Two different clones 17 and 76 on 101-14 root stock. Beautiful hillside vineyard that is o...
Read moreLicensing/Bond
License/Bond is still in progress. We had to post a public notice on our office and winery.
Read moreBarrels, racks, kegs….
We have barrel racks, barrels, kegs and harvest bins! Where are those grapes?
Read moreBlack Widow!!
Was removing some grow tubes and found a couple of Black Widow spiders. Captured them for show and tell to teach the boys what to avoid.
Read moreBudbreak update
All of the vines in Block 8 have started bud break… The vines are waking up but as you might expect the growth is not uniform across the vineyard w...
Read moreMe and my hoe
A man can do some serious thinking while he hoes around 500+ vines. I must say life is good. I’m mighty thankful to have such an understanding and ...
Read moreWhere have you been?
Sorry for not posting recently… It has been a busy month in the vineyard and getting the winery setup. Here are some of things that I have been doi...
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