Our Vineyards

We started harvesting grapes last weekend. We picked the Marechal Foch and deChaunac and today we picked about 5 ton of LaCrosse and Petite Amie in just 4 hours. Ed is going to use the "free run" juice to make a sparkling wine and the rest to make a blended wine. We're leaving the rest of the LaCrosse to hang for hopefully a late harvest wine if the birds don't get all the grapes. Next weekend we may be picking Ed's Temparia.

We had a terrific crew out today. We've had the same families picking for us for about 12 years now and always have a lot of fun with them....they were even singing out in the vineyard this morning and I told my sister Heidi that they were just way too happy for me that early in the morning. We had the famous Wragge Dogs (from Pierce Locker) for lunch a long with freshly picked tomatoes, cucumbers and watermelon from my Dad's garden. Thank you so much to Dad, Heidi and Doug who have helped us get through every harvest season.