Starting a Vineyard

The Land:
Quoketaug Hill
Geology of Quoketaug Hill
Part 1: Geology of Our Vineyard in Connecticut
Part 2: Geology of Our Vineyard in Connecticut
Clearing "the land" 2005
Test Vineyard on Virgin Land
Update on Test Vineyard
How to Put Drain Tile in the Field
Land Status
Fall Preparations On the Land
Vine Density For Our Vineyard
More Progress on the Land---Our Way In
December Update on the Work on Our Land
Tiling in the New Year
Vineyard Planting Schematic

Soil Tests and Their Meaning:
Deconvoluting the Meaning of Our Soil Tests
Liming Our Field
Results of Our Fall Soil Tests
Soil pH Adjustment with Lime
2014 Soil Test Results

Choosing the Grape Varieties:
A Visit to Mercier Grapevine Nursery
More Information on Tall Grafted Vines
The Clones are Coming
May 2012 Update on Tall Grafts at Mercier
Fall Update on Tall Grafts at Mercier

Meeting Our Area Wineries and Winemakers:
Southeastern New England AVA
Close Encounter with Tall/High Grafts
Visit with Rob Russell at Westport Rivers
Visit to Jonathan Edwards in North Stonington, CT
Fence Building: A Mother's Day Treat
Visit to Shinn Estate Vineyards on Long Island
Visit with Charles Massoud at Paumanok Vineyards
Visit to a Vineyard in Preston
Visit to Griswold Agricultural Experiment Station
November: A Visit to Preston Ridge Vineyard
Meeting Mike McAndrew---Winemaker at Stonington Vineyards
Premium Wine Group and Russell Hearn

Laser Guided Planters:
In the Finger Lakes Meeting Cameron Hosmer
Steve Mudd does Laser Guided Planting
Laser Guided Planting of Tall Grafted Vines at Rathfinny
Some of Our Ducks are Lining Up

Vineyard Equipment and Supplies:
Vineyard Dream Equipment
Visit to Oesco in Conway, MA
Visit to Lakeland John Deere Dealership
A Look at a Deutz Fahr Tractor at Paige Equipment

Getting Ready for Planting May 2013:
Our Vines Have Arrived
Uncrating the Vines
Laser Planting Our Vines in Rockopolis

Things to Do After Planting:
My Life in Bondage
All About Trellising (But Were Afraid To Ask)
Our Vineyard Rocks
Vineyard Scouting: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Don't Touch Those Eggs: Spined Soldier Beetle
Our Attempt at Automating Replanting
All Volunteers Bright and Beautiful
Tons and Tons of Rocks

Viticulture in our Vineyard:
Budbreak in the Vineyard
Ameplography 101: A Test in the Vineyard
Got Roots
The Vineyard: Six Week Performance Appraisal
Textbook Auxerrois
Something Tells Me It's All Happening At the Node
Bye Bye 101-14 MGT
Aerial Roots on Our Auxerrois
Stages of Budbreak
Annual Cycle of Grapeine Growth in Our Vineyard
The Sight of One Flower Blooming
Annual Cycle of Grapevine Growth: Bloom
Grapes Putting on Weight
Shoot Positioning and Leaf Pulling
Cluster Counting
Cleaning Our Grape Clusters
Millerandage
Auxerrois and Periderm Formation
Checking the oBrix Reading of Our Plants
Refractometry: Checking for the Brix Level

Replanting:
2015: Augering Holes
2015 Plant Distribution
Thinking About Replanting Our Vineyard
Trepanning with the Dingo
Preparing the Staging Area For Planting
More Planting Preparations
Planting Day 1
6 Days 30 People 4200 Vines
Countdown to the Final Vine
It's Not Over Til the Nursery is In

Trellis System:
Dr. Paul Domoto Constructing a Vineyard Trellis
All About Trellising (But Were Afraid To Ask)
Checking Out Black Locust for Fence Posts
Our Vineyard, Next Steps
Endpost Designs
More Things to Do: Trellis Installation
Some Info About Our Post Pounder
We're Lineposting
Post Progress
Days of Pounding End Posts
End Post Pounding Help in the Vineyard
The End of End Post Pounding
Augering Anchors
How Long Does It Take to Put in Ground Anchors
Anatomy of an Endpost
Linepost Pounding Help in the Vineyard
Installing Our Fruiting Wire
Installing Our Trellis System

Irrigation:
Effect of Heat Wave on Grape Leaf Stomata
Partial Root Zone Drying
Soil Texture and Water Holding Capacity---Part 1
Evapotranspiration and Irrigation---Part 2
Precipitation in Connecticut
Ways to Measure Vineyard Water Status
Video on How to Use a Pressure Chamber
Well Drilling and Dowsers
Irrigation is Vital
An Acre Inch of Water
Determining When and How Much to Irrigate
Dowsing for Water: My husband is a Believer
Well?
Well! It's a Gusher
Trench Digging for Our Irrigation System
Assembling the Irrigation Pipe
Installing Our Irrigation System
Installation of the Pitless Adaptor
Irrigation: More Things To Do
Getting Close to Having Running Water
Irrigation Manifold Assembly