The harvest is upon us, and while it is too soon to say what the wine will be like, the fruit itself this year is picture perfect. The weather has conspired to bring all of our fruit to ripeness at nearly the same instant, and there is very little damage from pests like birds, yellowjackets, fungus, elk, space visitors, cougar, or any of the other normal suspects. Picking begins tomorrow!
In honor of the beautiful fruit of the 2006 vintage, here’s a game to play: Name the Clone. Can you match the photo to the clone? Mouse over the photo to see the name of the clone, and click on it if you care to make a more detailed examination.
Beth, with her wine and her cheese. Mmmm.
Here is a detailed arial map of our current grape plantings, including clone and rootstock. (more…)
Before there was a house, before there was a stable, before there was a tractor shed, there were two cow barns. The cows are gone, but the barns remain! (more…)
Our aquisition for 2005 was a mighty Italian crusher destemmer, which not only did its job quickly, but also provided high entertainment value when it fired the stems out of its rotating drum at high speed. (more…)
We planted some old pastureland that is too steep to hold its soil and that should never have been cleared in the first place. (more…)
Here is my favorite image from our 2003 crush! (more…)
As you can see in the arial photo that follows, the farm is located next to a reservoir, which attracts numerous waterfowl and makes for scenic evening strolls. (more…)
Click here to see an infamous Two Barns diversion, the Xmas Tree Olympics.
