News & Upcoming Events
Its official! We are picking grapes on October 3rd.
Our grapes are ripening nicely, as such we can announce that our fall harvest event will be Saturday, October 3rd. We will start work at 11:00 A.M., expecting things to go very quickly. Our vines ( about 850 Marquette and 250 Prairie Star will be producing grapes this year ) and are doing very well. [...]
Read MoreSummer just seems to zoom along!
Happy Summer to all! Our Marquette and Prairie Star grapes look good, they have reached veriason (turned from green to purple and became delicious bird food ) about 2 weeks ago, so we netted them to keep the animals away. Now they just ripen until the sugar level gets up and the acid level goes [...]
Read MoreA Spring Update From the Vineyard!
We were so happy that we did not have to go through another “Planting Event” this Spring, so instead we happily donated $10.00 for every volunteer who has signed up on our website’s mailing list, or has “Liked” our Facebook page. Currently, we have 127 of you following our progress, so we were able to [...]
Read MoreHappy Spring from Lost Creek Hippies Vineyard!
Happy Spring to all lovers of Peace, Charity, Grapes and Lost Creek Hippies Vineyard! We have started pruning and although we see some remaining damage from the Winter of 2013-14, our vines are generally healthy and ready to grow. We officially have a full vineyard! With about 1,650 vines; 1,200 of which are going to [...]
Read MoreTime to Rest After an Exciting Year
After one exciting year, our vineyard is resting. In 2014 we suffered a COLD bud-damaging Winter, followed by lots of work all Summer long finally leading to a quantity-poor but fun-rich Harvest – we had a great time! The vineyard is now fully planted, so no planting in June this year, however you are all [...]
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