Wine Barrel Tasting Weekend – April 13th, 14th Mother Nature was kind to us. The weather was pleasant with spring-like temperatures over the weekend. Many thanks to our friends of the winery who visited us, sampled our barrel wines, enjoyed the A&K Cooperage barrel making demonstration, ate great Italian food from Zia’s, and listened to [...]
Parson’s House B&B – Defiance, MO
Defiance is blessed with a great selection of B & B’s and overnight accommodations. We thought an introduction to the unique overnight lodgings in the area would be helpful. Last Month We highlighted Greatview B & B. this month we Feature Parson’s hours B & B. At the top of the hill overlooking “downtown Defiance” [...]
A Year in the Life of the Vineyard II
“Bud Burst” The Real Beginning of Spring Last month we noted that the vines had begun to form pronounced nodes. It is from these nodes that the fruiting canes will emerge to sprout leaves and the pistules that will eventually become bunches of grapes. This emergence is a sudden and exciting time in the vineyard. [...]
A Year in the Life of the Vineyard
The vineyard is beginning to stir. The grass begins to green up as the weather moderates. No leaves have yet appeared. That has to wait until bud-burst in April, but there are noticeable changes. The internal buds (called “nodes’) are becoming well-formed and visible. Pruning has begun in earnest. There is not much “winter kill” [...]
The Bucket List
Everybody has a “Bucket List” – that list of things you want to do, but never got around to doing it. Linda and I have one. In winter when the Yellow Farmhouse is closed we work on our bucket list. It is fun, and even rewarding. Here are a few items we scratched off our [...]
