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July, 2013

From the Ground Up

I had a little reservation about the weather when preparing for our annual wine cruise but was pleasantly surprised that the storms either stayed ahead or lagged behind us.

June, 2013

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

In the meantime, the grapes are pushing towards another harvest. Believe it or not, it happens every year. At this point in time, it looks like a normal sized crop.

May, 2013

From the Ground Up

This picture tells a story of a very cold night but we survived it.

We are still enjoying the remnants of winter and will finish pruning in ten or twelve days. That’s 450,000 reasons to be happy! With the lack of rain, we are starting to irrigate. A chance of rain is forecast for the next three days, which would be a great help.

January, 2013

From the Ground Up

We started pruning on about the 10th of December in our Los Alamos Vineyard.

November, 2012

From the Ground Up

We are within ten days of finishing harvest and I would sign a contract to have harvest weather every year like we had this year!

September, 2012

From the Ground Up

Today has been an exciting day. It’s the first day of harvest and we are picking ten tons each of Los Alamos Chardonnay and Los Alamos “Clone 777” Pinot Noir. We are trying to duplicate what we did in 2008 when we made our multiple Gold Medal and Best of Class winning Brut Sparkling Wine.

July, 2012

From the Ground Up

We are right in the middle of growing the 2012 grapes. The crop is taking shape and looks promising. We are starting to prepare for harvest mode. It’s that time again.

May, 2012

From the Ground Up

Spring is off to a fast start. After several hot days and a good rain, the vines are three weeks ahead of last year. 2011 was one of our coolest growing seasons, yielding one of our smallest crops.

March, 2012

From the Ground Up

It seems we farmers, “dirtmen”, either talk about the crop or we talk about the weather.

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