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Wine Trivia du Jour
A newly planted vineyard is usually ready for harvest within:
a) 6 months
b) 1-2 years
c) 3-4 years
d) 5-6 years
What do you think? Two ways to find out:
1: Come for a visit and ask us!
2: Play our Wine Trivia game!
Field Sampling in the Vineyard
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Fun Fact by Nancy Hawks Miller, Goosecross: Field Sampling in the Vineyard
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Green Harvest
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Fun Fact by Nancy Hawks Miller, Goosecross: Green Harvest
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What is Veraison?
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Fun Fact by Nancy Hawks Miller, Goosecross: All About Veraison
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Blushing Beauties
Oh – they’re starting to blush. Just as lovely as can be! And, this is such a significant event in the vineyard that there’s a name for it: veraison.
They’re still awfully sour, but this beginning blush tells us that the sugar is on its way up and the acid is on its way down. Before you know it Geoff , our Winemaker, will be gathering samples for tasting and analysis and that first load of grapes will be knocking on our door! Here’s to the 2010 harvest!
More about the annual vineyard cycle
The European Grapevine Moth: A Serious Threat
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Fun Fact by Nancy Hawks Miller, Goosecross: The European Grapevine Moth: A Serious Threat
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Flowering in the Vineyard
This brief video is a show and tell on wine-grape pollination.
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Grapes in Bloom
Please enjoy this gorgeous close up of the grape flower, courtesy of Terry Stigall of terryjphotograpy.com
This was taken at our State Lane vineyard.
The larger, yellow-green ovals are the buds, with petals about to open up. The thread-like, white protrusions are the pollen-bearing stamen that emerge when the petals open. Lucky for us, the flowers also contain the ovaries, so they’re self pollinating! The small, lime-green orbs are actual grapes! How amazing!!
The Vines Are Flowering!
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Fun Fact by Nancy Hawks Miller, Goosecross:The Vines Are Flowering!
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How Long Do Grape Vines Live?
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Fun Fact by Nancy Hawks Miller, Goosecross: How Long Do Grape Vines Live?
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