We have a lot of vineyard excitement here at Allegro to look forward to in 2015: finish pruning and tying up vines, lots of preparation for new planting and all of the normal work that goes into each vintage. 

Planning for the new planting has a lot of my attention right now as lots of material has to be ordered, bought and delivered.  Vines are not the only thing that make up a vineyard.  One doesn't always think of it but besides vines and fruit, vineyards today are all about heavy metal, line poles, end poles, wire, anchors and hardware.  For example, my best calculations show that for this 6 acre planting we will need a bit over 70 miles of wire for the trellis.  To put that in perspective, the winery is 68 miles from Baltimore's BWI Airport which is a good hour and a half away.  Estimated start date for planting is May 1st so I'm on track.    

Hope everyone has a Happy New Year!