Our first visit to the vineyard in 2012!

January 10, 2012
It's been a while since we last told you about what was going on in the vineyard! Well, Mom wrote the Harvest Report right after we finished picking (while she was in Spain!) and after that, not much happens until pruning time - which is now. So we had our first visit yesterday, with Zach and Tony and the vineyard team, at our Dona Margarita Vineyard in Sonoma Coast. Here are some pics to illustrate it:

The team (minus Mom, taking the pic) reviewing the vines to decide on the pruning

The cover crop of barley we planted right after harvest is growing very nicely!

This poor little bird had the bad luck of crossing Bonita's way! Thankfully we rescued him -- but can you tell what Boni & Chico are thinking??

We had a ton of fun digging the ground for gophers -- can you tell from my nose? -- and almost got one, honestly!

And after the visit, we went down to the stables and visited with our friend Kristen, the trainer - and her dogs Riley & Mayday, our good friends!