When we began thinking about starting a vineyard in Kansas. The first thing we did, was to go out and visit a few of the vineyards in our local area. The goal of our visits were to learn what grape varieties were being grown and sample some of the wines that were being made from these … [Read more...]
Our First Vineyard Location
Work here, is well underway, with the planning and design of our first vineyard location and grape selection. Location Selection We started out with the idea we would plant a conservative "test" vineyard, just so that we could get our feet wet and decide if this is really going to be something … [Read more...]
Winter Winery Work
Have you ever wondered what the owners of a Vineyard and Winery do during the dormant winter months? Maybe you haven't even thought about it... Whatever, your thoughts might be, we decided that it would be a good idea to provide an overview of the things that we have been working on this … [Read more...]
Annual KGGWA Conference
We recently attended the 30th Annual Kansas Grape Growers and Winemakers Association conference in Manhattan, Kansas. Although this was our first year attending this event we anticipate that it will not be our last. The KGGWA is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1987 as a coalition … [Read more...]
Sensitive Crop Registration
As you may be aware, Grape Vines are considered a "sensitive crop" when it comes to growing them and the use of certain pesticides around their growing area. Kansas growers of sensitive and organic crops are increasingly concerned about drift damage from commonly used pesticides. So as a first rule … [Read more...]