Our biggest problem is low production so we are trying something new. Another County grower harvested so much Chardonnay last year they were worrying they had pushed their vines too hard. When that happens, the vines take a year to recuperate. “Wow”, I said. “How did you get enough buds on the vine to produce that many […]
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Many people say they are looking for complexity in wine. But sometimes you don’t want to be trying to understand your wine while you try to understand the conversation. We get that. We’re calling our next wine Simplicity. Our Pinot Noir and Chardonnay get more layered and complex with each vintage. With this wine, we
Nouveau wines are bottled early in the season for the first toast to the vines…perfect for Wassail. Our Pinot Frais is a fresh Rosé made in a dry Nouveau style from Pinot Noir grapes. Come to our winery and give it a try! We only have ten cases left! The photo is of a leaf
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Harvest approaches! After testing our grapes and evaluating the health of the vines, we decided that we’d throw our Harvest Party on October 4th-5th. In spite of the cool summer, everything seems to be on track for our biggest harvest ever! What a great feeling! Harvest is hard work but so much fun. Hard work,
“Oh no…. go away!” I yelled as a flock of hundreds of starlings swooped through our vineyards. I guess it’s time to get the electric fences up and bird control in operation! So this weekend the tractors were quiet. The most important vineyard job right now is critter control. I went to town and picked up
I remember when we bought our first tractor. It seems like a long time ago, when I had only the foggiest notion of what a three point hitch is. The ad exclaimed that the deal included a grape hoe and full tank of diesel for only $9,500. It sounded like a great deal, and so the Zetor was
The first purple berries of veraison appear, as the grapes start to ripen and change colour. Exciting times in the vineyard: we can start planning for Harvest. It also sparks a flurry of activity as we rush to deploy our netting, bird control, and electric fences to defend against the little critters that love our
The hammock beckons. On a breezy sunny Sunday afternoon in the County, it can be tough to head back to the big City.
Something new this Saturday morning – Micheline is packing up cases of Chardonnay and Pinot X2 and carting them to Toronto. We’re opening a booth at the Withrow Park Farmers’ Market in Riverdale. It’s a beautiful park to visit. So if you need some locally grown wine to pair with your fresh organic veggies, come on
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Last Sunday we took a break from tending vines and closed the gate so no one could come down the lane. The talented & bubbly Jill Promoli had arrived to shoot family photos. It’s something we always wanted to do and never seemed to find the time. At one point we contemplated using “Trois Soeurs”