Bud Swell 2011

Here Bryan points at a bud as it begins to swell in anticipation for bud break.

Pam and Pua help finish up some dormant prunning.

Jim, Vance, and Dean make sure the 2009 and 2010 wines come along nicely.

Tarzan thinks he's boss!
Jim Beam pours his favorite Freed Estate wine at the bar he is building in the soon to be tasting room.

April 2010

Welcome back to Freed Estate Vineyard. It's now April 2010 and time to start a new growing season. We are working on completing the tasting room, and you can see the start of the bar from this shot.
We have a few new members to the crew this year including Jane and Tarzan.
As well as Kimo.

Here we have some pictures of bud swell as well as bud break. The plants are out of dormancy and starting to grow. Lets hope for another good year.

Summer is here. The grape vines are growing, the fish are jumping, and the ducks are dunking in the south Umpqua river. This is our view while eating a delicious home cooked meal prepared by Pam every week day for her devoted and hard working crew. She also swims in the river almost every day during the summer months. Mike likes to fish for bass.

This is Bryan our youngest son who is attending viticulture classes at Oregon State. He comes down to visit most weekends, and passes on current vineyard management techniques. He is in the hot house in this picture and is telling me I need to water more!

It is June 1, 2009. We have been busy thinning the grape plants, but found time to sample last year's Sarah. Chuck Vaughn retired owner of Safari Vineyard is on the left. Jim Beam on the right is a retired contractor, and presently the builder of the barn and wine tasting room which we hope to open this fall.

This is part of the early spring pruning crew. From the left is Juan Silva, John Bock, Pam Freed and Richard Cedillo.