Vineyard Hobo
@vineyardhobo.bsky.social
Wine maker and viticulturist
Bordeaux style red wine
Bordeaux style red wine
The mad spider back in action for another season.
Nets on now to tension and seal up
Nets on now to tension and seal up
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 AM
The mad spider back in action for another season.
Nets on now to tension and seal up
Nets on now to tension and seal up
The things you find at the bottom of a tank, racking off rose post cold-stab to find the sieve that was “missing”
December 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The things you find at the bottom of a tank, racking off rose post cold-stab to find the sieve that was “missing”
Tucked and tidied left work in progress right
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Tucked and tidied left work in progress right
Spring in the “office”
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Spring in the “office”
Flower formation in the Merlot, looking good at this early stage
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Flower formation in the Merlot, looking good at this early stage
You know you’re a bit rural when given directions and they contain “Just past the second tractor….”
October 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
You know you’re a bit rural when given directions and they contain “Just past the second tractor….”
Cab-franc pushing hard this spring
September 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Cab-franc pushing hard this spring
Bud break another year is underway
September 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Bud break another year is underway
Pruning, clearing the deck for the next vintage
September 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Pruning, clearing the deck for the next vintage
Vintage hitting the press then to barrel
September 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Vintage hitting the press then to barrel
Checking on ferment progress, analysis and taste
July 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Checking on ferment progress, analysis and taste
Pumping over.
Ferment was a little stressed, pumping over with an air bleed until it smells fruity again
Ferment was a little stressed, pumping over with an air bleed until it smells fruity again
May 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Pumping over.
Ferment was a little stressed, pumping over with an air bleed until it smells fruity again
Ferment was a little stressed, pumping over with an air bleed until it smells fruity again
Happy yeast, inoculation prep
April 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Happy yeast, inoculation prep
Across the sorting table
April 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Across the sorting table
Fully hydrated, now to drain clean and wait for harvest
April 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Fully hydrated, now to drain clean and wait for harvest
Hydrating fermenters
March 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Hydrating fermenters
Walking the vineyard
March 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Walking the vineyard
Walking the vineyard waiting for ripening
March 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Walking the vineyard waiting for ripening
Late night pressing an early Merlot pick
March 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Late night pressing an early Merlot pick
Thinning for quality
March 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Thinning for quality