Beavers Family Vineyards and Winery, Waco Texas http://www.wacovineyard.com Established 2008 in Waco, TX! Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:18:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 March 28, 2012 – Preparing the vineyard for spring http://www.wacovineyard.com/2012/03/march-28-2012-preparing-the-vineyard-for-spring/ http://www.wacovineyard.com/2012/03/march-28-2012-preparing-the-vineyard-for-spring/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:17:30 +0000 Jeff Beavers http://www.wacovineyard.com/?p=1068 After weedeating

Its that time again. The buds are popping, the leaves are growing, and the weeds must now go!

Every winter we let the weeds take hold wherever they like. I don’t like using any more chemicals than I absolutely have too. This also helps the critters in the vineyard thrive. There is a complete . . . → Read More: March 28, 2012 – Preparing the vineyard for spring]]> http://www.wacovineyard.com/2012/03/march-28-2012-preparing-the-vineyard-for-spring/feed/ 0 We are now a Bonded Winery – Nov 2011 http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/11/we-are-now-a-bonded-winery-nov-2011/ http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/11/we-are-now-a-bonded-winery-nov-2011/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:48:01 +0000 Jeff Beavers http://www.wacovineyard.com/?p=1059 Its been a long journey, and things are slowly coming together. As of yesterday, we are now a bonded winery.

Our federal application has gone through, and its official. This is a big step. There were quite a few hoops that we had to jump through to get here.

Now that we are officially . . . → Read More: We are now a Bonded Winery – Nov 2011]]> http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/11/we-are-now-a-bonded-winery-nov-2011/feed/ 0 Crush 2011 – Part 3 – Estate Norton http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/08/crush-2011-part-3-estate-norton/ http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/08/crush-2011-part-3-estate-norton/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:27:54 +0000 Jeff Beavers http://www.wacovineyard.com/?p=1051 picking grapes on norton vines

We finished our third and final harvest for the year. The norton grapes here on the vineard have had a really hard time this year. Not only have we had a record breaking summer with so far over 44 straight days over 100 degrees, but it is the worst drought on record for Waco, . . . → Read More: Crush 2011 – Part 3 – Estate Norton]]> http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/08/crush-2011-part-3-estate-norton/feed/ 2 How pH effects color of wine http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/08/how-ph-effects-color-of-wine/ http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/08/how-ph-effects-color-of-wine/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:11:21 +0000 Jeff Beavers http://www.wacovineyard.com/?p=1045 high ph wine color

Last year I mentioned how beautiful the color of the wine/must was during fermentation. As you can see from this picture, it turned out a beautiful claret color. I my opinion, just beautiful. Now the pH of the grapes last year was 3.55-3.6.

If you want to read about the colors from last . . . → Read More: How pH effects color of wine]]> http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/08/how-ph-effects-color-of-wine/feed/ 0 August 2011 – New Winery Equipment http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/08/august-2011-new-winery-equipment/ http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/08/august-2011-new-winery-equipment/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:19:57 +0000 Jeff Beavers http://www.wacovineyard.com/?p=1019 Winery Flextank Oak Barrel Substitutes

With the amount of grapes increasing every year, and in turn the amount of wine produced increases, we have made a couple of purchases this year.

Inexpensive Grape Lugs

When you are lugging 20 lbs of grapes in a 5 gallon bucket around the vineyard, it is not so bad, but when you multiply . . . → Read More: August 2011 – New Winery Equipment]]> http://www.wacovineyard.com/2011/08/august-2011-new-winery-equipment/feed/ 2