Joe the Winemaker - The Official Blog of Oregon Winemaker Joe Dobbes » Salmon Safe Certification http://www.joethewinemaker.com Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Larkins Estate Vineyard Report: May 2009 http://www.joethewinemaker.com/2009/05/27/larkins-estate-vineyard-report-may-2009/ http://www.joethewinemaker.com/2009/05/27/larkins-estate-vineyard-report-may-2009/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 17:17:26 +0000 joedobbes http://www.joethewinemaker.com/?p=491 close-up-buds

I thought it would be nice to provide a short vineyard update. The vines are growing well right now! Look at these beautiful buds.

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Rob and Chris and the rest of the vineyard crew are working on disking the cover crops, every other row.

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They are also suckering the vines which means they are removing stray shoots growing from the trunk. We have an awesome vineyard crew with a lot of experience, so they’re moving through the vines quickly.

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I’m happy to report that we’re farming our vineyard sustainably and getting certification.

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