The Vine House - Arrow Lakes Vineyard is located on 32 acres of land situated above the Arrow Lakes near the town of Edgewood, BC. The terraced land overlooks the Sangrida and Mista Peaks of the Selkirk Mountain Range in southern British Columbia. The vineyard has sandy to silty sand soil, a 6a climate, and about 150-160 frost free days with 1000-1100 DDG celsius of heat. We grow cold hardy disease resistant hybrids and use no pesticides or fungicides on our grapes.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Grapes Looking Good Sept 2013

With excellent heat the vines are really far ahead in terms of ripening the grapes this year. 
Here is where we are at for Brix as of Sept 8, 2013
Grape              Brix     PH
Castel              15
Leon Millot     17        2.8
Evangeline       18       2.8
Ravat 34          12
Foch                 15
Lucy Kuhlm     15
Triompe            16
Acadie               14
Colmar              16
Petit Milo           16

Here is some pictures;
Ravat 34
 

Leon Millot

Evangeline (this was a smaller cluster, most are a lot bigger than this one)