la garagista

Vineyard: In 2007, we planted a handful of vines.  In 2008 we planted our first experimental vineyard of 50 vines.  In 2009, we added another 230 cold hardy varietals typical of Vermont: Marquette, La Crescent, Frontenac, Frontenac Gris, and St. Croix.  This June we planted another 300 vines: Marquette, La Crescent grown her in Vermont and Riesling along with the Austrian red Blaufrankisch sent from a nursery in Washington.   We are working on learning more about farming organically and biodynamically.   Our house vingneronne, Deirdre, received a grant to go study at the L'Ecole du Vin et des Terroirs in Burgundy this April.  Next year, we plan to plant more vines.  And the year after that.   This autumn, we should be able to harvest a few grapes to blend with grapes we acquire from elsewhere in Vermont.  Next year, we'll be able to harvest a little more, and in 2011, we hope to be in full production with our fruit and offer a series of wines under our la garagista label...... 

in the vine yard: after a long morning of working planting vines, staking vines, tying vines, we like to break for a lunch....

vineyard