Vineyard Pictures
Syrah (Trellis) Soon To Be Delivered to the Crusher
8-15-2008 Hot Summer Days
Pruning debris - Spring Chores
Unloading the Pruning debris for burning
Leafing out and shoot development on head trained Grenache
Syrah growth up through the wires in the trellis
June Growth
Jumble of shoots to be thinned to two shoots per spur
Roses at the end of the row
Heavy growth and leafing in the Grenache
Grapes development on the Viognier
Heavy load on the Mourvedre that will be thinned in August
Every Vineyard needs a Patio to Entertain and Enjoy the View
'Chateau Lightner'
Lower Vineyard 8-1-2008
Syrah Going Deep Purple
Tasty Syrah Just Begging For Bird Attacks
Vineyard 8.22.08
Upper Vineyard from the Front Yard - Mostly Syrah with some Viognier
Roses at the End of Each Row
Candace's Flowers at 'Chateau Lightner'
One of My Fearless Kite-Birds Protecting the Vineyard
Head Trained Mourvedre Slowly Ripening
A Sure Sign Harvest will Begin in the Morning
Steep Slopes and Hard Work - Viva Los Hombres
Upper Vineyard Bounty Mixed with the Viognier
Tomorrow the Journey Begins from Quality Grape to Fine Wine
Lower Vineyard Bounty/Sophie Supervising
Nine Bins Total - About 2.5 Tons - Ready for Their Journey
Late Fall Day in the Vineyard
Grenache with Good Deep Colors
Fall Rain on Saturday
Mourvedre and Rapidly Turning Leaves
The Harvest of Mourvedre
Fall Mourvedre Bounty
Josh Delivering the Grapes to the Crusher/Destemmer
Carrie Adding Sulfites After Crush, Isa, Marin, and Carrie's Father Tom Cooper - Its a Family Affair
Let's not Forget Ron who Planted my Grapes, Advises me Every Step of the Way, Harvests them, and Gets them to the Winery
THE END OF THE SEASON, BUT OH WHAT A GLORIOUS END
Gimp Boy - Working in the Vineyard can be Dangerous - Ruptured Patellar Tendon in a fall in the vineyard
FIRST BIG STORM - 2'
THESE are Mountain Grapes.
Chateau Lightner - If my knee was not injured I would have been riding my board in the vineyard.
Lightner Vineyards/Chateau Lightner
Sunburn in the Syrah
Sunburned and Shriveled Syrah Lef Hanging After Harvest. Sad.
Shatter in the Grenache
Kite-Bird flying in the wind to keep the ravenous birds our of the ripening grapes
In this troubled world with all its competing problems, someone has to keep the cats out of the vineyard.
2-19-2011 Happy Birthday Steve
Wow! Great photos — I enjoyed your Democratic rants, of course, and the photos are fabulous!
Glad you got this up and running again. It’s a lot of work for you and totally enjoyable for the rest of us.
Candis
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Hi Steve, I love this picture: “Fall Mourvedre Bounty.” Any chance I could use it in our wine industry trade magazine?
Hi Steve..As a fellow “nut” planning a vineyard…I have to ask..how successful are your bird kites?
Somewhat. I lose about 5%-10% of the crop, and heavy around the edges of the vineyard where the birds can roast in the trees and then swoop in. If I added hawk sounds it might be move effective. It also is dependent on wind. If there is enough to have the kites ‘fluttering’ it is fairly effective. But in the evenings when they are hanging down on their strings, it is come and get it time. I notice that many in Napa use netting, but that would not be an option on my steep slopes and as a one man operation. Note you won’t see any real bird activity until the grapes are about two-weeks from being ready and the sugar content suits the birds palate. They too appreciate quality.