The pruning is finished! The last of the vines were pruned today. So now we have a moment of rest in which to prepare for planting. We will be planting new vines next Saturday, and we are very fortunate to have friends and family who have volunteered to help, as they have so often in the past. We will be planting around 550 new vines, mostly Chambourcin and Seyval. We have promised them better weather than last year, which was bitterly cold, and so far the weatherman is cooperating. We'll see- like so much of farming, we really have no control!
We tasted all the wines we have aging in the cellar yesterday. They seem to be maturing nicely. It really is fascinating to see how the flavors develop over time. We hope to start bottling our 2007 white wines within the next month or so, which should put us on target for a limited summer opening.
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