SOIL PREP AND PLANTING CLASS
APRIL 18, 2009
DELFOSSE VINEYARDS

Our Soil Preparation and Planting class met on Saturday, April 18th. Our Instructor was the award winning grape grower, Chris Hill.

When planting vines:

• Holes should be about 10" deep - use an auger!
• The graft union should be about 2" above the soil
• For ungrafted vines with no graft union, a less shallow hole is needed. Just get the roots in the ground.

After our classroom session, we went to DelFosse Vineyards and Winery and we planted about 100 Malbec vines. Here are some pictures.

It was a beautiful day to be in a vineyard!

DelFosse Winery offers some excellent wines. I would recommend their Chardonnay Reserve, Viognier Reserve and their Merlot. They are also one of the few Virginia wineries that offer Malbec as a varietal. For more information about Delfosse Vineyards and Winery check out their website at http://www.delfossewine.com.