http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/ 2009-12-31T13:17:16-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/12/blog_catchup_4.html Got quite behind on a lot of tasks during harvest, and am now trying to get caught up. Posted two new photo galleries from a couple projects at the end of the summer. Enjoy! Winery Upgrades Ramp Construction... General Stephen 2009-12-31T13:17:16-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/12/2010_calendar_r.html Just finished editing the last photo for the new 2010 Notaviva Vineyards wall calendar. You can purchase a copy here!... Marketing Stephen 2009-12-13T17:06:30-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/11/new_tasting_roo_1.html Wow. What a crazy day! We set our new tasting room record with 260 tastings in a single day. Many thanks to Beth, Shayna, Mary Beth, and our newest recruit Lucinda who all hung in there through a very challenging... General Stephen 2009-11-07T12:05:59-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/10/seventeenth_and.html Just to be safe I wanted to put on a little Oxidate into the Cabernet Franc as we've been having some rain here and there. The fruit is looking great, and it would be a tragedy to have any mildew... Vineyard Stephen 2009-10-08T21:46:12-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/09/holiday_party_b.html We've announced a "discount competition" for booking holiday parties here in the tasting room as follows: The first booking gets the venue rental for $100! The second booking gets the venue rental for $200! The third booking gets the venue... Marketing Stephen 2009-09-14T21:55:08-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/09/sixteenth_spray_2.html This morning I hit the Viognier with some botrytis protection: Elevate - 1 pound per acre Prophyte - 2 pints per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2009-09-11T21:52:57-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/09/fifteenth_spray_1.html Today I hit the Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and the new plantings with: Microthiol Disperss - 4 pounds per acre Captan - 2 pounds per acre... Vineyard Stephen 2009-09-08T21:50:53-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/09/ramp_constructi.html While we were in construction mode we decided to go ahead and finish the west deck handicap ramp. Not required by code, but definitely the right thing to do. Enjoyed quite a bit of assistance from my "assistants" ! Enjoy... General Stephen 2009-09-04T13:13:26-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/09/virginia_wine_g.html Shannon and I were on the cover of last quarter's Virginia Wine Gazette. Our story is in this issue, but that hasn't been released online yet, but you can check out the previous cover!... In the News Stephen 2009-09-02T20:32:44-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/08/fourteenth_spra_1.html Put down some Elevate on the Viognier to fend off some botrytis that was starting to show on a damaged cluster here and there. Basically we had a bit of sun scald and some bee damage which opens the berry... Vineyard Stephen 2009-08-31T20:30:11-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/08/winery_upgrade.html So our current winery setup was NOT going to be able to handle the 2009 crush and production plan. Our temporary case storage we built last year got us through 2008 but now we're out of room again. So to... Winery Stephen 2009-08-31T09:35:04-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/08/viognier_brix_c.html Checked out the Viognier this morning. Starting to see a little Botrytis due to all the rain we had last week, but the Pristine is holding everything else off really well. Might do a botrytis-specific spray before applying the last... Vineyard Stephen 2009-08-30T11:46:17-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/08/end_of_summer_c.html Just announced, now through the end of August we're offering 20% off of any case purchase, including mixed cases And if you are ordering online, we'll also extend a 10% discount on shipping and handling! Visit the online store here.... Marketing Stephen 2009-08-22T09:34:12-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/08/talkloudouncom.html Wanted to introduce you all to a member of our team, Ed Reeve, who grows our Chambourcin and our 2009 addition Cabernet Sauvignon. Ed was featured in a recent TalkLoudoun article and we were asked to drop by to take... Marketing Stephen 2009-08-22T09:21:28-05:00 http://www.notavivavineyards.com/weblog/archives/2009/08/thirteenth_spra_1.html Pristine 10.5 oz per acre I prefer holding off on the expensive strobulurins (like Pristine) until the very end of the season. That way I can rely on the sulfur-based compounds until about a month out from harvest, then stop... Vineyard Stephen 2009-08-20T21:12:43-05:00