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Hi All As we head into the Christmas season, my wife was asking me for a few suggestions for Christmas gifts. Well, since we are also heading into the pruning season, I’m thinking about perhaps asking for a set of battery powered pruners. Anyone have experience with them and any particular...

Tablas Creek just posted a before and after shot of shoot thinning in their vineyard. I’m always afraid of going too far so found these two shots to be helpful in being bold…. Before And after

Here’s a listing for a real barrel!!! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/743219527938855/?mibextid=HHaHfI

I’m hoping to install the catch wires on my vsp trellis this weekend. Irrigation wire and cordon wire were put in last year when I planted the vineyard. As the grapes grow out this year, it’s pretty obvious that I need to finish up the trellis. Any suggestions on what sized wire to use...

I’ve been reading this blog the last couple of years and have found the information to be useful in looking at my infant vineyard. The photos also serve as a good reminder of why I became a computer guy instead of another Ansel Adams. The latest posting on the onset of flowering and how that...

One of the wine making groups that I am a part of makes larger batches of wine and thus tends to buy supplies in bulk. For example, in 2022 we made about 170 gallons of Syrah and are potentially making another similar batch this year. We are having an email dialog about when to purchase corks...

Subject line pretty much says it - I have a friend who has recently retired from his vineyard in Sonoma (as in he sold it and moved to ski country). He was checking in to see how my vineyard did this first year and after showing him pictures, he suggested that the vines would be ready for this...

So now that our vineyard is in the ground and growing like crazy, we are starting the process of deciding what tractor to buy - along with what implements. Just to refresh your memory, we have one acre with 600 vines planted in rows ten feet apart. Lots of room on both ends to turn around. So I...

Hi All: I'm a new member here and, as I said in my introductory post, my wife and I are putting in a hobby vineyard at our house near Paso Robles. The vineyard will be a total of eight-tenths of an acre in size on a north facing gentle slope. We are intending to grow GSM plus some Zin - about...

I've recently moved to the Central Coast area of California - near Paso Robles where my wife and I have purchased a house with 4+ acres of land. We decided to put in a hobby vineyard - and broke ground just a few days ago. Total size is 0.8 of an acre on a north facing gentle slope. Yes I know...