Chronicles of the Long Shot Farm

Tasting Room Nearly Finished

Just realized that we had not posted any pictures of the nearly finished tasting room – so here we go:

View from tasting room window

Mulching the Vineyard

The weather finally got warmer and dried out the ground enough to use the mulch spreader in the vineyard.  Its the finishing touch after the first round of pruning:

Winery in the News

The article below was published in the Central Penn Business Journal on April 27, 2018, written by Jason Scott.  (an earlier version appeared in the online edition):
And here is a link to a blog post by Paul Vigna 
of the Harrisburg Patriot News:

Trimming Blackberries

This year we did not start trimming blackberries until the initial grape pruning was done.  But luckily the days are getting longer …  and a bit warmer 🙂

After
Before

Work in Progress….

Parking Lot and Driveway Work

After all the excavating work, 6 truckloads of shale were spread out and then covered with 4 truckloads (about 86 tons) of gravel.   After all this was done, a heavy roller pressed everything into place – and voilà – we have a driveway!