The Secret Sheep: Revealing A Funny Family Farm Story

The Secret Sheep Revealed. Yellow and Blue Eartags. A beautiful Southdown cross.

The Secret Sheep is revealed. We’re delighted to have her join our family flock.

Talking at Work: The Unexpected Joy of 12-Hour Conversations on the Farm

The Secret Sheep Revealed. Yellow and Blue Eartags. A beautiful Southdown cross.

We’re so grateful for the help of good friends and family visiting and helping. Vern and Chad under the harvest moon.

Estate Chardonnay Harvest | The Energy of Our Family Vineyard 

A happy and exhausted group after a day of picking our Estate Chardonnay.

A happy and exhausted group after a day of picking our Estate Chardonnay.

The Soul of Hosting: Wine, People, and Belonging

The Tophouse Band's 1st visit to the farm.

The Tophouse Band’s 1st visit to the farm.

Harvest Timing: Landing on the Ship at Just the Right Moment

We like an early morning "alpine" start. Not only does it help harvest timing, it's nice and cool.

We like an early morning “alpine” start. Not only does it help harvest timing, it’s nice and cool.

What Pumpkins, Chardonnay, and Parenting Have in Common

A squash beetle and the damage they cause visible on a pumpkin leaf.

Pinot Noir “itself” talks about being past the 1/2 way point… see it’s berries turning purple 🙂

Why Farming Stays Hard – And Why That’s the Best Part

Triage of pumpkin's dying: Water, Sunlight, Nutrition... if not those, then potentially a pest - like gummy stem blight.

What my sons taught me about life during farm chores.

What My Sons Taught Me About Life During Farm Chores

Monthly chores with Dad

What my sons taught me about life during farm chores.

Hosting Has Taught Us Who We Really Are

We love hosting you!

Wine connects us, hosting grounds us.

How Wine Changed Our Life (and the Way We Farm)

A fantastic tasting line up at William Fevre in Chablis France.

William Fevre Chablis tasting in Chablis