GiannisF_96
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Hello everyone,
I hope you're all in good health and high spirits. I have registered in these forums primarily for this first post. I am dealing with a difficult situation and I need help with making a decision.
About three months ago my father abruptly lost his battle with cancer. The loss was sudden and unexpected. His passing left our family heartbroken, but also ment that him and I did not have the chance to plan for a turn of events like this.
He left behind a vineyard, a pretty small one admitedly. I estimate it to have roughly 500-600 vines, but I can't tell neither what kinds of vines nor even how many different types there are. The vineyard is located in Kassandra, Greece, a mostly sunny, hot, but still very humid place. My father had purchased a lot of equipment, and the vineyard is about 6 years old. He did not attend to it as much during this past year due to health difficulties.
I absolutely zero idea what to do with it, or even where to begin searching. The vines have still grapes on them, but from what I understand it's too late for (most of) them to become wine.
The urgent question is: What do I do now? I have thought of distilling some tsipouro with whatever product is still acceptable.
A couple of very basic questions that also have is how much money does it cost annualu to keep the vineyard going and secondly, how much of my time will it take to take care of it. I know that most of the work is done during spring summer, but I would still appreciate a seasonal estimation of time demand.
Lastly, I would like to ask where can I start learning more about the craft and what are some fundamental things I have to do or avoid.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am struggling to decide whether to take on the task or not. I think I will at least try.
Thank you in advance everyone, take care,
John
I hope you're all in good health and high spirits. I have registered in these forums primarily for this first post. I am dealing with a difficult situation and I need help with making a decision.
About three months ago my father abruptly lost his battle with cancer. The loss was sudden and unexpected. His passing left our family heartbroken, but also ment that him and I did not have the chance to plan for a turn of events like this.
He left behind a vineyard, a pretty small one admitedly. I estimate it to have roughly 500-600 vines, but I can't tell neither what kinds of vines nor even how many different types there are. The vineyard is located in Kassandra, Greece, a mostly sunny, hot, but still very humid place. My father had purchased a lot of equipment, and the vineyard is about 6 years old. He did not attend to it as much during this past year due to health difficulties.
I absolutely zero idea what to do with it, or even where to begin searching. The vines have still grapes on them, but from what I understand it's too late for (most of) them to become wine.
The urgent question is: What do I do now? I have thought of distilling some tsipouro with whatever product is still acceptable.
A couple of very basic questions that also have is how much money does it cost annualu to keep the vineyard going and secondly, how much of my time will it take to take care of it. I know that most of the work is done during spring summer, but I would still appreciate a seasonal estimation of time demand.
Lastly, I would like to ask where can I start learning more about the craft and what are some fundamental things I have to do or avoid.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am struggling to decide whether to take on the task or not. I think I will at least try.
Thank you in advance everyone, take care,
John
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