March is usually a month full of promise and expectation. The month when we plant seeds to start the seedlings for the garden, the month when we do the pruning of apples, grapes and peaches. It is also the month when, although today it may be sunny and fair, tomorrow will be snowy and shivery. I was thinking back to March of 2012. For much of last March we had unseasonable temps. in the 70's and 80's. As I write this today, March 6, my children are home from school because of icy snow covered roads. If I could control the weather, I would keep all of March at 32 degrees. Wouldn't...
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Come on spring. Are you tired of the cold, the snow, the ice, the school closings? Don't be dismayed, Twigg Winery is open Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 2-8 pm starting March 1. Stop in and try the new wines. Some, but not all have been bottled. Many new projects are in the works. Draft cider, whiskey barrel aged cider, Sur Lie Chardonel just to name a few.
I just returned from the Ohio Grape and Wine Conference, a two day seminar for wine makers. What a great way to network with other Ohio wineries, and as a wise man once said, " the best way to get a good idea is to steal...
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Live Twigg Cam from Dec. 26! Finally, some snow. Open this Friday and Saturday Dec. 28-29 2-8 pm weather permitting ( Winter on Meter Rd. requires bravery and patience). Thank you, to all the wonderful friends we have made this year at the winery. We're looking forward to 2013, and can't wait to bottle the wine from this year's exceptional harvest. As such, we will be bottling, labeling and quite possibly doing lots of sampling over the next two months. Therefore, if you need wine please call ahead as we will not be keeping...
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As I sit here in the tasting room today, a glance out the window shows the minute yet momentous changes in the view. The leaves are changing color, summer is winding down. Soon, the grapes will be harvested, the apples will be done ( only a few of the Braeburn left to pick) and things will slow down, but only a little. The ancients new what to do this time of year. The medieval Goidelic festival of Samhain marked the end of the harvest, the end of the "lighter half" of the year and beginning of the "darker half". It was celebrated over the course of several days and had some elements...
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I took a walk through the vineyard today, refractometer in hand. I was surprised at what I found! Although still early in the summer the grapes in our small three acre vineyard are ripening quite rapidly.
Just in case you have never been to Twigg winery I will give a brief description of our layout. Situated high on a hill overlooking a long narrow valley our vineyard is at about 1220-1250' above sea level. Our first planting of grapes in 1998 consisted of Chardonnay, Riesling, Baco Noir, Cabernet Franc, and Traminette. The winter of 98'-'99 turned out to be an extremely...
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