Wine 2026 – Update #01
03 November 2025 Why am I posting a 2026 wine plans post while the 2025’s are still fermenting? Because there’s always a backlog of wines we want to make but lack the capacity to...
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Wine 2025 – Update #03
03 November 2025 I decided to post a wrap-up of the 2025 plans to explain our final decisions. For various reasons beyond her control, Beth’s vineyard did not yield sufficient Marechal Foch for our...
Wine 2025 – Update #02
18 July 2025 Shannon, Eric, & I have discussed various options, and things are still in flux, meaning we have ideas but nothing is firm. Side Note: I like re-reading these planning posts, as...
Wine 2025 – Update #01
19 January 2025 Yes, I’m already thinking about the wine we’ll make in October. Per usual, anything I say in this post may – or may not – resemble what is actually purchased in...
Wine 2024 – Update #02
12 July 2024 My friend Beth reported that the grapes in the Glade Springs VA vineyard have started veraison and she’s netting the vines. Veraison is the first stage of ripening for grapes, where...
Wine 2024 – Update #01
03 April 2024 We massively overproduced in 2023, so we are ramping down in 2024. We now have three 55 liter class barrels, and the focus is on keeping them full. “55 liter class”?...
Wine 2023 – Update #03
24 September 2023 Our source for grapes was uncertain throughout August and half of September, so we (me, my son & niece) came up with several alternate plans, one of which included swapping in...
Wine 2023 – Update #02
15 June 2023 The plans have changed a bit. We are still planning to purchase 8 lugs each of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, which will be barrel aged. However, instead of creating a...
Wine 2023 – Update #01
08 April 2023 Ideas for the fall 2023 wines are already in motion. While it may sound early, as the 2022 wines are no where near ready to bottle, I like thinking ahead. I...
Wine 2022 – Update #01
03 October 2022 This fall’s plan thankfully lacks the churn last year’s fall grapes did. Everything is straightforward. In past years I’ve made “field blends”, mixing different grapes and fermenting together to produce a...