New vines!

Yesterday Marshall and I planted 60 new grape vines. Right now they don't look like much, as you can see from the picture, but in 4 years they'll produce bunches of blue grapes. The variety is called 'Aurora' and yes you read right, it'll take 4 years for them to mature. There's a saying among 'grapes for wine' growers that goes like this: You grow a vineyard and develop a winery for your grandkids, not yourself! It takes a good long time to see some profit in this so you have to either love it, have money to spare, and/or alot of patience! One of the other pictures is a man named Bill Lord. He's the one pruning a grapevine at Zorvino Vineyards and he is the grape guru! Marshall and I attended a seminar there about pest control and pruning. It's always fun to see what other people are doing with their vines and winerys.

Of course the cutest picture, even though it looks like she's dead, is of our maroon/bay black mega producer female Andromeda, or 'Drama' for short. She's sunbathing and rolling in the dirt. No sunscreen needed here!