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by Jim Law

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Journal | April 9, 2020

Chickweed

Weeds are bad. Cover crops are good. They are the same plants.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawApril 9, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | April 8, 2020

Maintenance

Today we will take advantage of the warm weather to start up the tractors. Equipment maintenance is not an especially sexy topic, but it is a critical part of any farming operation.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawApril 8, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | April 7, 2020

Petrichor

This afternoon we were working the vines and got caught in a rain shower.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawApril 7, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | April 6, 2020

Insidious Climbing Cutworms

It is a small comfort to go back to familiar worries.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawApril 6, 2020Vineyard Isolation
Linden Update | Week of April 5, 2020

Pruning Completed

Remember Climate Change?

Coming soon: Weekly “Raid The Cellar” Offers

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Linden UpdatesJim LawApril 5, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | April 5, 2020

Old Vine, Young Vine

The next few days may be warm enough to stimulate bud break in our young Chardonnay vines. But old vine Chardonnay buds remain tight and unconvinced about this early spring.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawApril 5, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | April 4, 2020

Linden’s Climate Change Variety Trial Vineyard: Part II: Reds

Our first plantings include mostly late to very late ripening varieties …

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawApril 4, 20202020
Journal | April 3, 2020

Linden’s Climate Change Variety Trial Vineyard: Part I: Whites

After almost two years in the planning stage, we will plant the beginnings of Linden’s Variety Trial Vineyard.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawApril 3, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | April 2, 2020

Pruning Shears

A winegrower’s most important tool is the pruning shear.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawApril 2, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | April 1, 2020

Cabernet Franc

As is often our habit, yesterday’s lunch was accompanied with a wine from our “mystery wine” cellar.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawApril 1, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | March 31, 2020

Potential

Tenacity is an important attribute of any winegrower, but this is especially true when climate change challenges normal expectations.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawMarch 31, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | March 30, 2020

Replants

I’m often asked about vine longevity. How long does a vineyard last?

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawMarch 30, 2020Vineyard Isolation
Linden Update | April 2020

An Early Spring

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Half Bottles in your Future

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Linden UpdatesJim LawMarch 29, 2020Vineyard Isolation
Journal | March 29, 2020

Bittersweet

This could be the last week of pruning therapy. There is no better satisfaction than this slow, methodical vineyard work on a warm early spring day.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawMarch 29, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | March 28, 2020

Mistakes

The most valuable lessons come from mistakes. In the cellar the learning curve is quick, consequentially the next vintage’s wines improve. Unfortunately, …

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawMarch 28, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | March 27, 2020

Soil Matters

Pruning affords the opportunity to take stock of each vineyard block. Each vine is addressed, assessed, and shaped according to its vigor and form. Yesterday we pruned the “Five Rows” block of Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawMarch 27, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | March 26, 2020

Inspiration

Yesterday was a dismally grey, rainy day. No pruning, no energy, no enthusiasm. We decided that Riesling would brighten our spirits.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawMarch 26, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | March 25, 2020

Long Term

Yesterday we completed pruning the 2003 block of Cabernet Sauvignon here at Hardscrabble. Our vine blocks are designated after the year they were planted. I was in an experimental mode in 2003.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawMarch 25, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | March 24, 2020

Lunch

Tasting wines objectively is impossible. Tasting wines blind closes the subjectivity gap.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawMarch 24, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
Journal | March 23, 2020

Pilgrimage

Yesterday I took advantage of the quiet to make my sometimes-annual trek to the slave cemetery. I discovered it decades ago by chance.

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Hardscrabble JournalJim LawMarch 23, 2020Vineyard Isolation, 2020
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Friday | 11 am – 5pm
Saturday | 11 am – 5pm
Sunday | 11 am – 5pm

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Linden Vineyards

3708 Harrels Corner Road
Linden, Virginia 22642

(540) 364-1997

wine@lindenvineyards.com


Linden Vineyards
3708 Harrels Corner Road,
Linden, Virginia 22642
(540) 364-1997 wine@lindenvineyards.com
Hours
Fri 11am-5pm
Sat 11am - 5pm
Sun 11am - 5pm