End of Summer progress

These vines are looking very strong at the end of August!  We received several inches of rain in the last week and sone real heat that made these vines grow even taller and stronger.  It's been a great wet summer, I've only had to water twice this year.

Date Night

After a long hot day of watering vines and mowing, I thought it would a great night to take the mustang to Mankato for some wine and cheese bread.  We couldn't have asked for better weather.

Barley harvest

Along with grapes, we grow corn, soy beans and barley.  Last week we cut, harvested, and baled the straw from our barley.  We grew 2 row conlon malted barley.  If you would like to purchase barley for brewing, please contact me.

Chankaska Creek Ranch & Winery

Our first stop of the night was at the Chankaska Creek Ranch & Winery.  We had great weather as we sat outside on the deck drinking wine and enjoying great friends.  It's a must stop!  

Great summer growth

In the past month we finally received some hot and humid weather that made these vines explode.  We finally watered them for the first time yesterday.  Most of them are over 6 feet tall.