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Two archeologists
stopped by today to share some of the (over 100!) artifacts they found on a
preliminary dig they began today down the road from the winery. Among the few
examples they brought, pictured below, were Native American ground stone, milk glass
from sometime around the 1930s, a piece of thin glass lantern, and another
small shard of glass. (So cool of them to share it.) Talk about rich terroir!
All of
this prompted some inquisition as to who these pieces of history might have belonged
to, and who helped it flourish from the time this little city came to be in the late 1800s. (By 1920, the town had a whopping 647 residents
and today it is fast approaching 3,000.) A lot of possibilities nestled in there
and a lot of lingering questions about what's been left behind. The dig continues tomorrow!
Two
antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much,
but the reception was excellent.
Aaaaaaand,
a recent private wedding reception at Two Mountain was no exception. We were only able to sneak a few photos, but here is the winery all dolled up:
We love
our Wine Club! And because we do, we invited our Friends and Family for a
little dinner and a movie action right here in our very own tasting room. The film
of choice? “O Brother Where Art Thou”. And dinner? Grilled pork loin with an
apricot glaze, grilled tomatoes topped with garlic aioli, a potato and green
bean salad, lots of wine, and backyard Bing cherries with French Vanilla ice
cream to top it all off. Yum yum and yum. Thank you for the fun!
If you’re
like our tasting room manager, there is a very real possibility that when
someone says “fruit set” your instinct says Pier One. If you are more like our
vineyard manager (and less excited about home décor) “fruit set” has a whole
different meaning, and it’s a whole lot more relevant…
Fruit set
is the third stage in a grape’s growth cycle, and here on the wine farm we are
well into it. When the flower on the vine gets fertilized, a seed
(with a big juicy grape to protect it) begins to develop. Not all of the
flowers get fertilized, so this is (like all of ‘em) an important part of the
growing process.
Bud break
à flowering à fruit set à veraison à HARVEST!
What?!
Harvest?!?? Grow baby grow!!!
