Vineyard Sites
McCabe's Brook Vineyard
LaCrescent 0.39 acres
Planted: 2006 and 2009
Spacing: 10’ x 8’
Training: High-Wire Bilateral Cordon
Louise Swenson 1.2 acres
Planted: 2006
Spacing: 10’ x 8’
Training: High-Wire Bilateral Cordon
Marquette 2.6 acres
Planted: 2006, 2007 and 2010
Spacing: 10’ x 8’, 10’ x 8’ and 9’ x 6’
Training: High-Wire Bilateral Cordon
St. Croix 0.12 acres
Planted: 2006
Spacing: 10’x 8’
Training: High-Wire Bilateral Cordon
History
The vineyard was planted in 2006 with cold hardy grape varieties: Marquette and Louise Swenson. In 2007 we planted additional Marquette as well as St. Croix and LaCrescent. We extended the vineyard again in 2010 in order to plant more of the successful Marquette grape.
Vineyard Specifics
The vineyard was planted in 2006 with cold hardy grape varieties: Marquette and Louise Swenson. In 2007 we planted additional Marquette as well as St. Croix and LaCrescent. We extended the vineyard again in 2010 in order to plant more of the successful Marquette grape.
Sandy and stony loams of the Stockbridge, Nellis and Hinesburg series dominate the soils of this vineyard. The Stockbridge and Nellis soils are deep, well 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 fertility.
Meach Cove Vineyard
Marquette 0.22 acres
Planted: 2008
Spacing: 10′ x 8′
Training: Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP)
Riesling 0.59 acres
Planted 1999, 2000
Spacing: 10′ x 5′
Training: Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP)
Arctic Riesling 0.23 acres
Planted: 1999, 2000
Spacing: 10′ x 5′
Training: Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP)
Vidal Blanc 1.3 acres
Planted 1999 and 2010, 2013
Spacing: 10′ x 5′ and 10′ x 6′
Training: Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP)
History
Our first harvest from the Meach Cove site was in the fall of 2002. Originally this planting included the University of Illinois hybrid Traminette as well as the Austrian vinifera, Zweigelt. Ultimately, our VT winters proved too harsh for these vines and we replaced them with Vidal Blanc.
Vineyard Specifics
Our Meach Cove Vineyard is the least sloping of all our sites. Its constant north and south prevailing winds and its close proximity to Lake Champlain provide air movement, frost protection, and rapid drying after rain. Rows are oriented north-south for maximum sunlight and ripening. The underlying soil is deep, stony loam in the Georgia series. It originated in glacial till derived from limestone and calcareous shale.
Mt. Philo Vineyard
Louise Swenson 0.9 acres
Planted: 2011
Spacing: 9′ x 6′ and 9′ x 5.5′
Training: High-Wire BiLateral Cordon and Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP)
Petite Pearl 2.22 acres
Planted: 2010, 2013
Spacing: 9’ x 6’
Training: High-Wire BiLateral Cordon
Prairie Star 1.02 acres
Planted: 2010, 2011
Spacing: 9’ x 6’ and 9′ x 5.5′
Training: High-Wire BiLateral Cordon and Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP)
L’Acadie Blanc 0.08 acres
Planted: 2013
Spacing: 9′ x 6′
Training: Vertical Shoot Positioning
LaCrescent 1.86 acres
Planted: 2010
Spacing: 9’ x 6’
Training: High-Wire BiLateral Cordon
Vineyard Specifics
The Mt. Philo Vineyard is situated on sloping land facing predominantly west. Like our other sites, vines are planted north-south. The soil is composed of Stockbridge, Nellis and Hinesburg series which are all deep, well drained, sandy loams. Some areas of this acreage have underground springs leading to the need for tile drainage spaced at forty-foot intervals thought the largest section of the vineyard.