Visit to a Vineyard in Preston

Finished with the final so I needed to get out of the house! We took a drive to see a vineyard and winery in the making in Preston, CT. Steve was not around but he gave us his permission to poke around to look at how his vineyard and winery are coming along.
The vinifera were not quite in bloom.

Steve is also growing hybrids and we were surprised to see how different their growth habit is compared to the vinifera. Interestingly, the hybrids that are growing at the bottom of the hill are already in bloom while the vinifera located at the top of the hill are still buds.

Steve's winery is taking shape. It just reminds us of all of the things that need to be considered when building a winery, especially in light of the sanitation portion of the Quality Control and Analysis in Winemaking course I just finished.