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Sunday February 05, 2012 - By Larry
This is the time of year when all the leaves are brown and the sky is gray, but the work is never done even on such a winter's day. We are pruning, making cuttings for replanting some of our oldest vines and making plans for the upcoming growing...
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Wednesday October 05, 2011 - By Larry
It was a great harvest this year. It wasn't our best, but better than last year. The hot weather really concentrated the sugars, so it should be a good vintage. The yeast is almost done doing it's magic to convert sugar to alcohol. ...
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Saturday May 21, 2011 - By Larry
It's been a rather rainy and cool May. The vines are looking good, but we've had to use fungicide rather early in the year. We fertilized and are spraying for phylloxera as well. It's all just general maintenance to ensure a healthy vineyard...
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Sunday April 10, 2011 - By Larry
After a long, nasty winter, spring has arrived. We've had great weather for working in the vineyard the last few days. The Catawba are starting to get their leaves. This is a nervous time for us as we hope the temperatures stay above...
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Saturday March 12, 2011 - By Larry
Lots of pruning going on in the vineyard. The Catawba had a lot of frost damage from 2008 to clean up. We are definitely going to fertilize, boron and love these guys back to good health. They should have a much better harvest if the weather...
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Sunday February 20, 2011 - By Larry
We survived the blizzard of 2011. Seymour got sleet more than anything. All the snow and sleet are gone and we are in the vineyard pruning. The mechanical pruner is doing a great job. It really speeds things up for us. Our St....
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Saturday January 22, 2011 - By Larry
Old Man Winter is here and he seems to be staying for a spell. The snow blanketing the vineyard is beautiful. We're testing out our newly created mechanical pruner. The first trial looks great. This will really help us manage the vineyard...
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Friday December 10, 2010 - By Larry
I have been a bit negligent in my blogging. It's been a very busy late fall and early winter. The new bottles from A Glass Container are wonderful! We love them. I am pondering getting some of their jars for home canning. Jelly...
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Saturday October 09, 2010 - By Larry
The newly created pruner attachment for the tractor is completed and testing is underway. This will really help with vineyard management. We could even expand a bit since this will speed up the late winter/early spring pruning schedule. The...
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Monday September 27, 2010 - By Larry
The cool front yesterday made it feel like fall. Woohoo! The Virgina Creeper and Sumac are turning crimson. The vineyard is starting to change to yellows and reds. It is gorgeous. The grape stomp is on October 2nd. The...
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Wednesday September 15, 2010 - By WFM
Chef Jean Monaco of Martin’s demonstrated this recipe at the Williamsburg Farmers Market Chef Tent on September 11, 2010. Serves 6.
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Monday September 13, 2010 - By Larry
Harvest is still going strong. We're down to Catawba, Vidal and St. Vincent. We've had more orders than ever for our grapes. We've taken what we need and selling the rest. It's been great meeting some of the other wine makers in the...
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Wednesday September 01, 2010 - By Joan and Ed
September 1st We are in the midst of our grape harvest. It's been a super hot and sometimes too dry summer,and some of the grapes have not fared as well as we hoped. However, we have a nice French-American grape that makes a nice fruity...
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Wednesday August 11, 2010 - By Larry
August is here and so is harvest. We will pick the noble Vignoles and the Traminette on Monday, August 16, 2010. The Vignoles look to be the best harvest in years. The vines are so loaded with clusters, they are pulling the trellis down...
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Thursday October 08, 2009 - By Larry
The grapes did very well this year. The cool temperatures and rains slowed things down, but overall a good year. Sold Catawba to some wineries north and east of us. We made some Traminette wine for the first time this year. So far, it...
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