Joe, Hoeing and Winemaking
You might remember Joe, John’s older brother who has visited with us many times and each time we work him almost to death! Despite all…
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Unrest in the Barnyard
If you follow our story, you already know that last week we sold Buttercup, one of our family milk cows. It was definitely a more…
Pellenc 4560 Grape Harvester in Action – Video
As you might remember, last year John and the boys made a trip to California to see a Pellenc 4560 grape harvester in action. And,…
Roussanne – 1 Acre Harvested!
Although John and the boys have been doing some custom harvesting, for us, the first harvest of 2013 was last week -1 acre of Roussanne!…
Roussanne – Testing the pH and Brix
It is that time of year again – time to begin checking to see just how ripe the grapes are and if they are ready…
Homecoming and Harvest Preparation
Before I tell you how close harvest is, let me just say, it is so good to be home! Don’t get me wrong – I…
EIFS on Basement Complete!
For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms), be sure to look through the ICF Building Index. Hopefully, we are…
Vineyard Work – More Tucking!
Last week we took time off from vineyard work to help our oldest son and daughter-in-law who are building an ICF (insulated concrete forms) house on…
Stormy Days and Water Leaks
For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms), be sure to look through the ICF Building Index. One thing we…
Vineyard at Sunrise
For the past month we have been tucking the grapevines up into the guide wires and this week we finished! Tucking is done for canopy…