Valentines Day Wine Tasting

...at Moses Lake's own Dry Falls Cellars.

Love blooms anew amidst the barrels...

Vineyard Irrigation System

The vineyard irrigation system went in this week.
Foggy mornings, but by mid-afternoon... just another sunny day east of the mountains.

SkyWest to Resume Daily Moses Lake-Seattle Flights

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Winter Wine Tasting

The tasting room at Moses Lake's own Dry Falls Cellars http://www.dryfallscellars.com/ was open and busy this weekend. April & I stopped in for a taste and some conversation. Took home an ’07 Snake River Valley Syrah, an ’07 Cinsault and an ’05 Reserve Tempranillo.

Cayuse in Winter

Irrigation Design

I’ve got Lad Irrigation ( http://www.ladirrigation.net/ ) designing the irrigation system for the vineyard. Larry Besherse over in their Othello office is a vineyard/drip irrigation expert and most helpful. He assures my the grapes will be fine. He's helped with irrigation on similar micro-vineyards in the area recently, so I'm not the pioneer I thought I was.

House Plans II

The house plans are done and I submit them to Grant County for a building permit. I ask a couple builders for bids, including Bruce Preston Homes, which has an excellent reputation. Bruce is busy, which is a good thing. But it looks like we should be able to get started in early spring.