The Vineyard Report
Spring
candle winner: tarasmith@kellerfordkia.### |
Spring,
2005 Vol 5, No. 3 |
The VineyardPruning
& Planting |
Pruning, planting completed! Crusher-stemmer now available.
We had good weather after Easter this year and had about 20 high school youths, who were on Spring break, out to work in the vineyard.
It was a busy time for us. Our daughter, Mary, was married on Saturday, Sunday was Easter, and Monday we started pruning.
Another half acre of concord and niagara vines were planted. Along with the 20+ other wine varieties we grow, niagara and concord are very popular and we needed more of them. They are planted in rows 13ft apart and 8 feet between vines in the row.
Even I get to play with the vines!
Click here for all of the pruning/planting pictures......
A grape crusher-stemmer (Not a press) will now be available for customers to use at the vineyard in the fall. We plan to create an outside area that you can use, you bring your own containers and handle the must yourselves. We will have more information available later in the season.
During May and June our main concern in the vineyard is safely getting through the spring frost period. We have been using a cultivator between the rows which along with increasing vigor in the vines will keep them slightly warmer during freeze cycles.
The next two months is a period of very rapid growth in the vineyard, the vines will very quickly flush out in new growth and the new crop will be in bloom.
Australian Closure Fund’s First Study "Proves Oxygen Not Necessary for Ageing Bottled Wine"
From Wine Business OnLineMEDIA RELEASE, On February 1, 2005 Allen Hart, Southcorp's Research & Development Winemaker, released the findings of his study into "the role of oxygen in the ageing of bottled wine" at an intimate presentation for the Wine Press Club of NSW (WPC). Hart's research was completed with the support of a $6,000 grant offered by the Australian Closure Fund (ACF), supported by the WPC (and in conjunction with Auscap, ACI and Grosset Wines). Jeffrey Grosset announced the formation of the ACF in November 2003 when he presented the inaugural Wine Press Club Lecture in Sydney.
Hart's paper was based upon a combination of wide ranging research, Southcorp trials running since 1997 involving closures of varying permeability and more recent trials conducted in collaboration with the Australian Wine Research Institute on premium red wine sealed with varying closures and filled to different ullages of air space.
Read the rest of the article at Wine Business OnLine.....
I found lots of interesting things useful for the grape enthusiast at Homestead Harvest. Check them out.
Spring Grape Recipe - Pork Chops in Grape Sauce
from the National Pork Producers CouncilServings: 2
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
2 boneless pork chops, 1-inch thick
Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 cup red or green seedless grapes
1 tablespoon butter
1. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Brush each chop lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown chops on each side; remove chops from pan.2. Add balsamic vinegar to skillet, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add grapes, tossing to coat with vinegar. Return chops to skillet, spooning juices over chops. Cover tightly; cook over low heat for 7-8 minutes, until chops are just done.3. With a slotted spoon, transfer the chops and grapes to a serving platter; keep warm. Stir the butter into the sauce until melted. Cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat until the sauce thickens slightly. Spoon the sauce over the chops and grapes.
Do you have a great grape recipe - please
and we will put it in our newsletter.
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See You Next Month!
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