I never realized how much farming depends on Hope. Things I’ve hoped or: I hope it rains. I hope it doesn’t rain. I hope there isn’t a frost. I hope the weather doesn’t warm up too much, too long, too early. I hope for good set. I hope the tractor starts. I hope I only […]
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Our wine now begins what’s hopefully a miraculous transformation via the aging process. As yet, the bottles are unlabeled — fitting, given the unfinished nature of the wine within. But it’s time to find an identity. And so we turn once again to thinking about wine and winery names… A great name could reflect the place the grapes were
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A four-spout filler, hand-cranked floor corker, four willing hands, and good humour
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A catch phrase for our wines might be “sophisticated but not pretentious”.
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Back when I was imagining what it would be like to be a vineyardist, I envisioned exactly what our alter lifestyle would look like. On a typical sunny early summer evening our family hops in the car to drive two hours out to our beautiful vineyard. There is no traffic and the wide open highway
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Two ropes, a tree, and a piece of wood. Simple ingredients for a joyful experience. On a vineyard there is always work to do. The weeds never stop growing and the vines need any number of field operations. But children never stop growing and the magic of childhood needs nourishment and attention, just like the
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Back post from May 2010: Today we planted 4500 Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay vines. Check out the cool machine that came to our place to do it!
Here is what 4500 grafted vines look like when you load them up into rubbermaid containers and put them in your new shed. Check it out, they are colour coded !
Backpost from March 2010: We got tired of sleeping in a tent on the ground, so we upgraded our accomodations with a vintage1973 Airstream. It’s no Chateau in France, but perfect for our startup-y situation. Now we can run the vineyard in style and comfort!