As the summer progresses here at Cave Vineyard, so do the activities. Yes, our cave is cool! As the summer days grow warmer, more folks are coming to enjoy the coolness of the cave. Three of our grandsons who were vacationing with us last week were thrilled when a semi delivered another piece of harvest equipment. It is always exciting to watch these deliveries being unloaded and to realize we are really doing this! The kids were not only excited to watch this huge semi maneuver our tight driveway and dock but they got to climb up into the cab and see what it was like. Turned out, the driver has grandchildren also. Harvest will be especially exciting this year after last year’s unusually small amount of grapes (due to the frost). This year’s harvest looks very promising and it will be the first year that we will crush and press our own grapes in our new equipment.
Vineyard work continues to keep our terrific crew busy. “Newbie” was hedging the vines today and “Vineyard Mistress” will be doing petiole samples (checking the nutrients the vines are absorbing from our soil) today. These samples are taken at bloom and verasion. The rock clean up in the new vineyard has also begun. This is a good job for grandsons, right? Well, I thought so and declared that I would pay $5 for every 5 gallon bucket (thinking they would only do 1 or less buckets). After they were on the second and third bucket I knew I was in trouble, so after 2 buckets the price went down to $1 per 5 gallon bucket. They all soon decided it was too hot to work and they were hungry. Love my grandsons!
Until next time…
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
It's Been A While...
Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I last blogged but it’s been a busy summer here at Cave Vineyard.
First, an update on what’s happening in the vineyard. Looks like we will have a good crop this year! Enough for us to sell the extra tons we won’t be using in the winery. Yes, I said tons. That makes us all happy. Our vineyard workers are doing a fantastic job keeping the vineyard in great shape. Many hard working hours go into keeping the vines healthy and looking good. Unfortunately, the Japanese Beetles have arrived. It’s amazing how fast they can invade! We have had to spray the vineyard to control the beetles. Our new vineyard is doing very well. It is completed and the vines are beginning to pop out of their grow tubes. Be sure to wander over and have a look next time you visit.
The family have been here most weekends helping out. At sometime or another on weekends you will see one or two working in the tasting room. They are still willing to help after 4 years! It’s wonderful – we not only get the help, but we get to see grandchildren!
This is funny…a couple weekends ago the daughters were all working and the SIL’s were watching the boys. It was lunchtime and all was going well with serving lunch until it came to drinks. One of the SIL’s (I won’t mention names) started to pour what he thought was Kool Aid. Guess he thought I put this Kool Aid in this large jar. As he poured and each grandson started to drink, they started to protest. They didn’t like it – something was wrong with it. Only 1 grandson liked it and wanted more. It was my hummingbird nectar that I had made!
Until next time…
First, an update on what’s happening in the vineyard. Looks like we will have a good crop this year! Enough for us to sell the extra tons we won’t be using in the winery. Yes, I said tons. That makes us all happy. Our vineyard workers are doing a fantastic job keeping the vineyard in great shape. Many hard working hours go into keeping the vines healthy and looking good. Unfortunately, the Japanese Beetles have arrived. It’s amazing how fast they can invade! We have had to spray the vineyard to control the beetles. Our new vineyard is doing very well. It is completed and the vines are beginning to pop out of their grow tubes. Be sure to wander over and have a look next time you visit.
The family have been here most weekends helping out. At sometime or another on weekends you will see one or two working in the tasting room. They are still willing to help after 4 years! It’s wonderful – we not only get the help, but we get to see grandchildren!
This is funny…a couple weekends ago the daughters were all working and the SIL’s were watching the boys. It was lunchtime and all was going well with serving lunch until it came to drinks. One of the SIL’s (I won’t mention names) started to pour what he thought was Kool Aid. Guess he thought I put this Kool Aid in this large jar. As he poured and each grandson started to drink, they started to protest. They didn’t like it – something was wrong with it. Only 1 grandson liked it and wanted more. It was my hummingbird nectar that I had made!
Until next time…
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