Preparation for planting the vines began in the summer of 1992. First the soil was ripped to a depth of two and a half feet three different ways with the last pass following the contours of the land.
New vines growing nicely in our rocky soil.
Ian Morrison with daughter Yedda planting vines in May 1993.
Irrigation was installed spring of 1993.
Ian digging holes for the trellis system posts.
Ellyn Morrison training cordons and driving the Kubota.
RETURN TO TOP
A crew of five men with a bucket loader spent a week removing rocks, roots and stumps from the 4 acre field. A box scrapper leveled the ground in preparation for planting a cover crop.
The first shoots push through the soil. Irrigation lines are in place in anticipation of summer heat.
The hard working Palo Alto Vineyard Managment crew picking our grapes on a cool September morning.