From grapes to raisins

Picking some red grapes

The red grapes we had this year were small but very tasty. There were no white grapes on the three year old vines at all. The new vines are all alive and doing reasonably well. The vineyard itself is terribly overgrown, but I plan to go up and dig out the biggest of the weeds and clear around the plants. Then I plan to select out the best main shoots, which have already become woody. I have to wait to prune until the plants go dormant. Next year will be the real test I believe. Meanwhile, the tiny grapes are shriveling into raisins.

The new 2017 plantings 

Alex describing the way they are grown in Spain

Walking the field

Checking the whites

Visiting the donkeys 

Very friendly beasties

Luka feeding them carrots. Best friends!