The irrigation is completed and it looks like the plants are due in next week. We will have a complete vineyard in one week + however long it takes to plant. Super exciting and we can’t wait!
My First Vineyard Stroll
It’s been a bit of a dream of mine to stroll through a vineyard that is all my own for quite some time. Of course, it’s not exactly the same as when the vines are in and mature, but this is the first of many to come: Here’s what the vineyard looks like as of… Continue Reading
Irrigation Has Begun
Coming home to progress is awesome. When I got home last night, the trenches were dug for the main irrigation line. Our field already had sprinklers, but the location of the pipes wasn’t right, so there were two trenches dug horizontally bisecting the rows on either side of the vineyard. I think this is done… Continue Reading
Inching Closer
Rain has slowed us down a little, but the end posts are all in and some of the trellis wire has been run. As the pictures show, the bottom two wires have been connected on all of the rows on the Eastern half of the vineyard. It’s my understanding that they left the top two… Continue Reading
The First Steps…
Myrna and Jay Couch moved to San Martin in December of 2017 to partially get out of the Silicon Valley rat race and find more room for their two precocious little boys (Derek and Brandon) to run and grow. The beautiful 10.3 acre property sits overlooking San Martin, Gilroy, and Morgan Hill, and boasts picturesque… Continue Reading