Barr Creekside Vineyard

Petit Verdot Rootstock budding inside the grow tube

Albarino Green Planting

2008 Cabernet grapes

Barn Owl & Roxy, the Vineyard dog

Here is a newly grafted varietal onto an existing trunk.  "Chipping" is multi step process, begining with the cutting of the cordones and a section of the upper trunk for the desired location of the bud.  The selected bud is placed  inside a 'pocket' which is cut into the wood for the buds placement  into the trunk.  The plant is then taped up to secure the buds into place.    

Albarino graft (same year) that is ready to be trained to vines by selecting the four cordones and guiding them onto the Trellis system.

 Malbec grapes from new graft, all of which need to be removed so the vines energy can be focused on growth and not fruit production

South view of the Cabernet blocks