News & Upcoming Events
A Winter Update from the Vineyard
Hello to all our volunteers! It may not seem like it, but Spring is right around the corner! It seems that each Winter up here is getting longer and colder (nothing to do with us getting older, I’m sure). We have taken several steps to ensure that we have a large and healthy crop this [...]
Read MoreMerry Christmas from Lost Creek Hippies Vineyard!
As Christmas fast approaches, we get a chance to reflect on what a strange and often beautiful world we live in, and to be thankful to live in our peaceful country, being able to provide for ourselves and our families. This is time also to note the great work being done by our 3 charities: [...]
Read MoreIt Was a Beautiful Day For a Harvest in Pepin!
It was a beautiful day in Pepin during our October 3 harvest. This year we picked 971 pounds of our Marquette. While this was a lot less than predicted; rest assured that we are taking the necessary steps to correct our vineyard management practices. We expect a much larger harvest, in the 5-6,000 pound range, [...]
Read MoreIts 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 [...]
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