Welcome to the Little Washington Winery Blog where we uncork the journey of making wine … Grab a glass and let’s toast to the lighter side of libations!
Bud break is the most glorious (and scary) moment in the vineyard each spring as the grape vines wake up from their winter dormancy.
All winter long, grapevines stand lifeless and bare, then, just before Spring starts peeking around the corner, we get very antsy and do our best to convince them to stay in bed just a little bit longer. If frost gets them once they are out it’s a very bad thing! But, as the temperature rises and days lengthen, those baby vines are suddenly bursting with vitality & ready to grow!
Have you ever longed (like us) to get up close and personal with a grapevine? Do it! Watch the vineyards grow every time you come up the staircase to our entrance! That giant staircase is our monitor vineyard where we watch for what needs to happen next throughout the season to get these grapes turned into vino! You can see every stage of growing a vineyard right here on our staircase! Please don’t pluck or eat or try to take the pretty leaves until we say so!
Ready or not - here we go!
