The season

October 1, 2018

Harvest 2018 is almost behind us. We had a less-than-forecast quantity of fruit, but the fruit…

Growing up

July 3, 2018

“To everything there is a season…” and right now, that season is hot! So far in…

Hope springs eternal

April 20, 2018

13 April 2018 Cheesy title, isn’t it? But this time of year, it is a consistent…

Just a little different and that is a good thing

February 6, 2018

Planting day 2015. The 2018 North Carolina Winegrowers Association conference concluded recently. It is about the…

A year in review

January 1, 2018

Sunset from a warm summer’s day We are approaching the new year, 2018, and it seems…

Farming some wine is not for the faint

September 27, 2017

Veraison 2017 It has been nearly four months since I wrote the last blog post, Farming…

Farming some wine

June 4, 2017

Morning view of the vineyard 2 June 2017 The 2017 growing season is off to a…

Reading more pages

April 23, 2017

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” –…

Crazy weather and fine wine

February 21, 2017

Vineyard view, 1 March 2016. This weather is crazy. We have had way too many nice…

NC wine

January 25, 2017

Snow in the vines, 7 Jan 2017 My wife and I just got home from the…