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Former Site of Young Oak Vineyards Established in 2007
Los Altos Hills, California, USA
About Me
- The El Dorado Hill Billy
- Placerville, CA, United States
- We are hoping to establish a small family vineyard in Placerville, CA area about 45 miles east of Sacramento, CA. Please enjoy our on-going adventure as we learn, build & share our experiences!
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Goodbye Hand Milking13 years ago
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Inspiration For Young Oak Vineyard Name & Logo
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New Members Of My Crew "Los Chivos"
Nursing Babes!
Ellie With "Love Child" Rudy
Thank you Prof. Singleton For Not Making Me Buy A Barrel!
Lees Down the Sink!
Aerating the Wine While Racking
Air-Lock Bung
Young Oak Vineyards Wine Cellar
Fermentation Frenzy
Must With Cap About To Be Punched!
Yield: 25 Gallons Of "Must" Like This!
Crushed Grapes Without Stems Out The Bottom!
Grapes With Stems Go In The Top
Setting Up The Crusher
185 Pounds of Grapes
Kristen Pickin' The Low Vines!
Brother Mike Wins "The Best Brother Of The Year Award" !!
My First Crush !!!
Cabernet Sauvignon !!!
Maiden Monica Harvesting The Bounty
The Old Bracero Himself
Suzie With Little Mac
Katie With Little Mac
Ellie with Little Mac and Bro'
Bunches of Verdant Grapes!
Thistle, Mustard & Weeds !!!!!
What a difference a month of sun makes!
Trunk with lateral cordons & spurs!
Wonderful Pruning!
Concepcíon Rd. Pinot Noir Vineyard
Young Oak Vineyards - 2009 First Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
Viola!
A Few More Canes To Prune!
Hey, This Is Starting To Look Like Something!
What To Cut Next?
Let The Pruning Begin!
Mi Amigo, Leo, Trains At Pruning.
Typical Second Year's Growth In The First Year!
Surgical Weed Removal
Weed Wacker Goat Exodus
Oh, that's where the vineyard is!
Rainy February 2009
See Dunc, This Here Is Where The Gazebo Is Goin!
You Gotta Believe Me, The Grapes Were Here Two Months Ago!
Hey Kids, Meet Ellie Mae's Kids!
John & Prof. MacKenzie Discuss The Reproductive Physiology Of Goats
View From Chalet du Sphar (Otherwise Known As Grandma's Cabin) Of Mt. Cooper & Dodge Ridge
Ellie says, "Hey, You Think One Kid Is Tough, Try Four!"
Suzie & Caroline Cuddle Cute Kids!
Eliie Mae With Some Of Her Kids
Christmas '08 Dinner With The Emery/Jones/Nichols/Sphar Family In The "Loping Shed"
Cute Woodsy Cabin - I Think This One Has A Hot Tube Facing The River.
Pavilion With Stone Fireplace & Open Air Kitchen With Grill
Remote Outpost "Loping Shed" (Common Room) Oregon Xmas
Job's Peak South of Lake Tahoe
Uncle Mike's New Nevada Digs
Dark, Rich Maroon Leaves!
2008 Harvest!
Apiologist In Training
This Here Is The Queen!
Buzy Bees Buzzing Busily !
Things Are Buzzing At Young Oak Vineyards
Tres Uvas !!!?!!!!!!
My Card .....
Cabernet Franc (courtesy of UCD)
Big Mac (or Freddie Mac)
Ellie (or Ellie Mae)
7/22/08 - Vines Almost As Tall As Suzie (5'7")
Watering Costs $20-25 / Month. Yeah !!
Fruit O' The Vine
Four Month's Growth
Hot 4th July '08 Afternoon
Mark's Vineyard By "Vinescape"
John's not working on the vineyard & mingling with Escondido families while camping on Memorial Day Weekend 2008
Tendrils emerging 84 days after planting
Flower buds erupting 78 days after planting
"Now that's a vineyard!"
Leaves forming 26 days after planting!
Buds erupting three weeks after planting!
Happy peasant folk enjoying food & drink after a hard day's work!
Takes steady hands!
Sommelier Mark decants some fine cabernets.
Are you guys ready for some lunch?
Brother Mike shares his vineyard wisdom!
My crew working its way down the hill.
Neighbor Mark showing everyone how's its done!
Lunch is served after the planting, guys!
Hurry up Dad, I'm beating you!
Escondido Kids & Parents at work!
Make sure the rows are straight!
Karen Amon, famous realtor!
My crew on the hillside. Don't slip!
Frank Gage at work!
Brother Mike, famous ski bum leading the pack!
So, let's get out and plant a vineyard!
And this here is the graft!
This is the rootstock!
Remember, I can't pay any of you.
Just a few words before we begin!
Time to plant the vineyard!
Best Friend from college, Mountain Al catches up with Brother Mike.
The troops gather for coffee. The Vallecillo's chat with longest friend, Mike Holubar.
40 railroad ties in a curve, down to the vineyard.
Stairway leads down to vineyard & future gazebo.
200 grapevines fit nicely in the back of John's truck.
Duarte Nursery has our rootstocks all ready to go!
Trellis posts in place, ready for planting!
Chateau du Sphar
Almost done!
No wonder nobody wanted to do this!
John on a "Slippery Slope"!
We enclosed both my yard & my neighbor Mark's yard.
We put in over 80 fence posts, not to mention 60 trellis posts, all dug by hand!
And Sister Suzie concurs!
Katie says this is a great place for an Easter Egg hunt!
Deer, bobcats & coyotes would frequent our field. Sorry, but we have to fence you out!
Winter brings the green back to the hillside and my mind wanders to the vineyard.
This field was just crying out for a vineyard!
The Emery-Sphar's are really goin' wild for Christmas this year!
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