Over the last several weeks, Kim and I rearranged every flower, bush, plant and vegetable on our property to create room for a new long, narrow bed in the side yard, perfect for the planting of vines. This is back breaking work I can assure you, but a small price to pay for the result, which is eight new beautiful Corot Noir vines, right outside my dining room window. And just like that, my vineyard is now more than twice the size it used to be. That’s the beauty of the Law of Large Numbers – while doubling a 30 acre vineyard is an expensive and burdensome task, going from 7 vines to 15 only takes about 40 square feet, a strong shovel, and an even stronger back.
Like all things related to winemaking, patience will be required here. My first fruit isn’t expected from these vines until Fall 2014, which means the earliest I’ll be drinking their wine is three and half years from now. In the meantime, I can take pleasure from the grace and symmetry of a well laid row, not to mention the 20 plus gallons of wine aging in my basement.
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| Three weeks after planting. |
