Oak Circle Vineyards

[Mike89T]

Well I finally received my order from Double A Vineyards and got my vines in the ground this weekend. And so begins my little back yard vineyard.

So I put the following vines in the ground:

6 - Viognier
2 - Barbera
2 - Tempranillo

Based on how the different vines do here in the desert, I will eventually be adding more. I've attached an image of the vines soaking prior to being planted.

 

[Rocky]

Good for you Mike. Best of luck with your vineyard and we expect big things in about 3 years! Keep us informed and let us know what you are making in the meantime.

 

[ibglowin]

Pics or it never happened on this forum!

Congratulations and looking forward to the updates!

 

[Mike89T]

Pics or it never happened on this forum!

Congratulations and looking forward to the updates!

Ha! Just as you posted I added a photo of the vines soaking in a bucket prior to me planting them.

 

[Mike89T]

Bud break on the vines I planted a few days ago!

 

[Mike89T]

Snapped a photo of my 7 year old Red Flame vine that I have trained up the side of my patio.

 

[OldCanalBrewing]

Make sure to not let the vines grow on the house itself. You'll be in for nothing but problems in the long run. Ive seen plenty of damage from that.

 

[Mike89T]

Make sure to not let the vines grow on the house itself. You'll be in for nothing but problems in the long run. Ive seen plenty of damage from that.

Yep. I have it trained on wires and keep it cut back from the house.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Mike89T]

Well all of my 10 newly planted vines have started growing!

Both of my Barbera vines are already putting out flower clusters as seen on one below. I've since pinched them off:

 

[Mike89T]

Here are my 6 Voignier vines all doing well!

 

[Mike89T]

And here are my older vines. A small Muscat that I'm nursing back to health and my huge Red Flame that is loving the warm arizona weather right now.

 

[ibglowin]

Looking good! Are they on a drip system of sorts?

 

[Boatboy24]

And I see a Weber Smokey Mountain in there too. Very nice!

 

[Mike89T]

Looking good! Are they on a drip system of sorts?

Yep. The vines here in the desert take a ton of water.

 

[Mike89T]

And I see a Weber Smokey Mountain in there too. Very nice!

I was wondering if any BBQ fans would notice that. I still haven't put it away from the St Louis Style Pork Ribs I cooked last weekend. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

 

[saddlebronze]

Looking good! Was just there last week, and it was so hot, I'll bet you could hear your vines growing!

 

[ibglowin]

True dat!

I water my vines ~30 min a day durning the summer and we are not anywhere near you as far as heat. Bout the same for humidity though!

Yep. The vines here in the desert take a ton of water.

 

[Mike89T]

Pruned my vines over the Christmas break. Several of my new vines didn't grow long enough to make a main trunk out of this year. So I decided to start all of the main trunks over this year to keep things uniform. All of the vines have healthy looking buds. Can't wait to see year 2 growth!

Also started a Kit wine that is bubbling away. Went with a Cabernet Merlot blend.

 

[Mike89T]

Finally bottled my first batch of wine! Sorry about the poor photo quality. I used my cell phone to take the pictures late last night. The labels look way better in person.

 

[ibglowin]

Nice, love the labels!