05.06.2010
May is the perfect time to go through the vineyard and remove unwanted shoots (growth) from the vines. If the shoots are removed before they get too big, you save the vine energy which would have otherwise been pushed into those shoots. Save the growth you actually want, remove that you don’t, simple! All [...]
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05.15.2009
When we took over the vineyard in the winter of 2007,the vines were severely overgrown, weeds were prolific, and the trellis system was unkept.
We spent the first year cutting 2.5 acres of cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot gris, and zinfandel back to the ground, fixing trellis wires, and installing a drip irrigation system. We [...]
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