Shelburne Road Vineyard
Our 3rd vineyard site is located conveniently on US Route 7 (Shelburne Road) between the VT Teddy Bear Company and the Shelburne village and Museum. Planted exclusively with grapes from the Northern Varietal Series, this site is also the home of our state of the art winery and tasting room.
Established Spring 2006 • 3.4 Acres (vineyard) • 13 Acres (total site)
Grapes grown on this site:
LaCrescent
Planted: 2006 and 2009
Spacing: 10’ x 8’
Training: High-Wire Bilateral Cordon
Louise Swenson
Planted: 2006
Spacing: 10’ x 8’
Training: High-Wire Bilateral Cordon
Marquette
Planted: 2006, 2007 and 2010
Spacing: 10’ x 8’, 10’ x 8’ and 9’ x 6’
Training: High-Wire Bilateral Cordon
St. Croix
Planted: 2006
Spacing: 10’x 8’
Training: High-Wire Bilateral Cordon
History
The vineyard was planted in 2006 with cold hardy grape varieties: Marquette a red grape then just released by the University of Minnesota, and Louise Swenson a white grape developed several years ago, also in Minnesota. In 2007 we planted additional Marquette, a small amount of St Croix, also a red variety, and the white variety La Crescent.
Vineyard Specifics
Our Shelburne Road Vineyard slopes slightly to the west and receives maximum sunlight with north-south row orientation. This also allows the dominant N-S winds to sweep through and keep the vines dry after rains.
Sandy and stony loams of the Stockbridge, Nellis and Hinesburg series dominate the soils of our Shelburne Road Vineyard. The Stockbridge and Nellis soils are deep, excessively drained loams formed in glacial till derived from limestone, calcareous shale, schist, phyllite, and quartzite. Their high natural fertility balances the nutrient leaching that occurs in sandy soils. The Hinesburg series is similar in composition and drainage, but somewhat lower in natural fertility.
