http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/ 2011-09-22T12:10:39-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/09/thirteenth_spra_2.html Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot Fruit zone is very clean, however some upper canopy leaf damage likely due to some downy mildew - not too worried though, plenty of good leaf area to continue ripening Pristine 14 oz per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2011-09-22T12:10:39-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/09/twelfth_spray_o.html Whites and Blaufrankisch (August 30th) Pristine 10.5 oz per acre Cab Franc and Petit Verdot (September 2nd) Pristine 10.5 oz per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2011-09-02T12:08:39-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/08/eleventh_spray_2.html White varietals: Pristine - 10.5 oz per acre Red varietals: Quintec - 5 oz per acre Captan - 2 lb per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2011-08-17T13:06:20-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/08/tenth_spray_of.html White varietals: Quintec - 5 oz per acre Captan - 2 lb per acre Red varietals: Kumulus DF - 4 lb per acre Captan - 2 lb per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2011-08-03T21:04:35-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/07/atlantic_seaboa.html We're proud to announce that three of our wines won medals in the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition! "Johann" 2008 Reserve Petit Verdot - GOLD "Calor" 2009 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay - SILVER "Cantabile" 2009 Cabernet Franc - BRONZE... Marketing Stephen 2011-07-28T13:08:24-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/07/ninth_spray_of.html Getting caught up on some old blog entries... :o) Carbaryl - 2 qt per acre Kumulus DF - 4 lb per acre Captan - 2 lb per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2011-07-20T20:58:57-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/07/alliance_with_c.html On Monday, 11-July-2011 the following letter was sent to Mayor Robert Lazaro and the Purcellville Town Council in response to their actions against Sam and Uta Brown, owners of Crooked Run Orchard. Additional background may be found here: http://crookedrunorchard.com/2011/05/03/sam-brown-determined-to-save-family-farm-legacy/ http://crookedrunorchard.com/no-road/... General Stephen 2011-07-11T18:25:34-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/07/2011_virginia_s.html We're pleased to announce our 2009 "Cantabile" Cabernet Franc won a silver medal in the 2011 Virginia State Fair Wine Competition! Check out the complete results here.... Marketing Stephen 2011-07-07T07:30:43-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/07/2011_wine_music.html Thanks to everyone who came out for the 3rd annual Wine & Music Pairing Experience. I've compiled all the votes and the results are in! "Vincero" Viognier 2010 http://www.NotavivaVineyards.com/pdf/2011WMP-Vincero10.pdf "Calor" Chardonnay 2009 http://www.NotavivaVineyards.com/pdf/2011WMP-Calor09.pdf "Cantabile" Cabernet Franc 2009 http://www.NotavivaVineyards.com/pdf/2011WMP-Cantabile09.pdf "Celtico" Chambourcin... Winery Stephen 2011-07-06T11:51:52-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/07/eighth_spray_of.html Pristine - 10.5 ounces per acre Went for the good stuff this round, as we're just at bunch closing on the Viognier so wanted to ensure we were completely clean inside the bunches. All the hedging is done (Zack finished... Vineyard Stephen 2011-07-03T12:37:19-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/06/seventh_spray_o.html Belay - 3 oz per acre Kumulus DF - 4 lb per acre Manzate ProStick - 4 lb per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2011-06-23T19:03:43-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/06/sixth_spray_of.html Actually did the front block last night, then the rear block this morning! Kumulus DF - 4 lb per acre Manzate ProStick - 4 lb per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2011-06-12T10:22:42-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/06/fifth_spray_of.html Kumulus DF - 4 lb per acre Manzate ProStick - 4 lb per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2011-06-02T11:21:27-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/05/first_bottling.html Today we bottled the first of our 2010 vintage. It was an incredibly smooth day, both the crew and the bottling line functioning like clockwork. Special thanks to Jeff Blake at Breaux Vineyards for his hard work and unyielding attention... Winery Stephen 2011-05-31T21:21:03-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2011/05/fourth_spray_of.html Applied the fourth spray of the season this weekend, front block on Saturday night and the rear block on Sunday night: T-Methyl 70W WSB (Topsin M) - 1 lb per acre for black rot and powdery mildew Manzate ProStick -... Vineyard Stephen 2011-05-23T08:42:41-05:00