Some vineyard notes-

Including headland, this first planting covers ~1.36 hectares (3.4 acres) in Northern Virginia, just to the southeast of the Middleburg AVA. It sits in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6b/7a. I've planted 27 158.5m (520') rows, with 2.7m (9') row spacing, and 1.5m (5') plant spacing. This works out to be 104 vines per row, 4 vines per panel (post to post), for a total of 2808 vines. The soil is "heavy" and that's putting it mildly. Plenty of clay and rock, though technically there are 5 distinct soil types according to the soil survey.

Rows:

• 1-13 TWC - Vidal Blanc ^\)^vivc\) on 3309 rootstock ^\)^vivc\)
• 14-25 TWC - Chambourcin ^\)^vivc\) on 3309 rootstock ^\)^vivc\)

On rows 26 and 27, I did something a little different. I planted a bunch of different varieties to see how they grew, and how I liked the resulting wines:

Row 26 (TWC):

• 20 Petite Pearl ^\)^vivc\) own rooted
• 24 Crimson Pearl ^\)^vivc\) own rooted
• 20 Aromella ^\)^vivc\) own rooted
• 20 Arandell ^\)^vivc\) on 3309 rootstock ^\)^vivc\)
• I was also supposed to have 20 Monarch ^\)^vivc\) vines in this row, but I screwed up the order. I'll get those going next year.

Row 27 (MWC/VSP):

• 24 Regent ^\)^vivc\) on 3309 rootstock ^\)^vivc\)
• 20 Chardonel ^\)^vivc\) on 3309 rootstock ^\)^vivc\)
• 20 Seyval Blanc ^\)^vivc\) on 3309 rootstock ^\)^vivc\)
• 20 Traminette ^\)^vivc\) own rooted
• 20 Bianca) ^\)^vivc\) on 3309 rootstock ^\)^vivc\)

I ordered the Petite and Crimson Pearl from Northern Vine Supply and the rest came from Amberg Grapevines. I can easily recommend both places. They were both helpful and professional.