Springtime marks the budding out of the vines as we begin our vineyard management program. We also bottle any wines that have finished their fermantation process.
Our vineyard management program continues through the summer as we watch our vineyard "canopy" develop. This includes leaf-pulling to expose the fruit, thinning the fruit, and hedging the vines. This is all done by hand.
Autumn is our harvest time. We hand pick the ripened grapes before taking them to the wine press where they are crushed. The fruit ferments in tanks and bins depending on the variety. Later in the fall we move certain wines to barrels.
In the winter the wine is still fermenting in tanks and barrels. We prune our entire vineyard to two canes by hand.