Time sure flies when you are having FUN! I use the word "fun" loosely... The past couple of months have been challenging to say the least. It seems for each step forward, we take two steps back. Winery / Tasting Room Plans We have started working on plans for our winery & tasting room. We … [Read more...]
Lull Before the Storm
As like most vineyards... Winter is a quiet time of the year here at The Vines! The vines are dormant and; There's no weeding to do There's no pest control to do There's no herbicides to apply There's no fungicides to apply There's no pruning to do Yes, winter is a quiet time … [Read more...]
Vineyard Trellis System Going In
Over the last few weeks, the work crew of "The Vines" located in Baldwin City, KS, have been hard at work getting the trellis system for block A & block B installed. End & Line Posts In We completed the drilling and post placement of over one hundred CCA Treated Posts. These posts make … [Read more...]
Spring 2017 Vineyard Planning
We're looking out to Spring 2017 and beginning to plan for the planting of our next vineyard block. Our plans include planting over 1000 additional vines, on just over 2 more acres. We already have the area plotted out and plan to dig all of the holes for the plants this fall. That way, by next … [Read more...]
New Grapes For Kansas
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...]