Pruning Clinic:
A job normally reserved for the most advanced
vineyard workers. We will discuss the same basics as in tying, but then
go even further as we discuss all the varied criteria of strength, shoot
position, spacing and more. You will actually prune vines as together
we apply what we have discussed. Your vine will be marked with your
name and you can visit later in the season to see the results of your
work.
Sunday, February 14 ____ or
Saturday, February 27 ____ or
Saturday, March 6 ____ *
*Other dates may be available by special
appointment, please call to inquire.
Tying Clinic:
We will discuss how to evaluate overall vine health
and vigor. We will talk about different types of soils, trellis
systems, varieties and how these and other factors affect the vines.
You will learn about the parts of the vines and how things like diameter
and bud position affect our training decisions. Then you will have a
very hands-on experience. You will remove dead wood and tie down new
extensions and bridges to renew our vines in preparation for pruning.
Sunday, February 21 ____ or
Friday, February 26 ____ *
*Other dates may be available by special
appointment, please call to inquire.
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Sign up today, class size is limited to a maximum
of 12 participants. Indicate your preferred dates by numbering, put an
x through dates that you could not attend. Questions? Call Linda at
707-944-8720 or email
linda@tierraroja.com.
Click here for
2010 Clinic Sign-Up Form
| Time |
Activity |
Location |
| 9:00 |
Coffee and pastries around
the fire |
Tierra Roja Vineyard |
| 9:30-11:15 |
Discussion and vineyard work |
7701 Silverado Trail |
| 11:15 |
Back to the house for
Mimosas |
Oakville, Napa Valley,
California |
Cost and Inclusions
$150.00 per person.
Included is a bottle of 2007 Tierra Roja
Cabernet Sauvignon, which will be shipped one week in advance of the
normal release shipments (October, 2010) in a special wood box that will
be available only to Team Tierra clinic participants. The day of the
clinic you will receive essential gear to use and take home, including a
Tierra Roja logo hat and vineyard apron, ring knife and safety glasses.
Refreshments are included and you are welcome to have a non-participant
join us for refreshments. Shipment of wine outside Napa County will be
extra. All wine sales require a California address for delivery.
Participants must be age 21 or above. Clinics provided for youth groups
at no charge.
Pruning shears will
be provided, but you should bring your own rain gear, if needed. Even
on nice days the grass can be very wet. You should have waterproof
boots or a change of shoes and socks for after. Clinics will go on rain
or shine.
Class space will be
assigned in the order in which sign-ups, complete with payment, are
received. You may fax in your request with credit card information to
(707) 944-2597 or mail with check to Post Office Box 430, Oakville, CA
94562. Dates for future clinics will be announced as the season
develops. |
On Sunday, Februarty
15, 2009, tune in to NBC’s “In Wine Country” at 6:30 PM to see Mary
Babbitt, along with friends from La Toque and Press Restaurants,
participating in Pruning Clinic at Tierra Roja.
Along with hostess, Mary Babbitt, wielding shears, are wine country
professionals from LaToque and Press Restaurants here in the Napa
Valley.
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Executive Producer, Mary
Orlin and Cameraman, Mark Oltz,
filming Hostess Mary Babbitt interviewing Tierra Roja
Vineyard owner, Linda Neal. |
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Erin Sullivan, Scott Tracy, and Mary Babbitt.Each participant made a
name tag for their own vine. |
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Andrew Wycoff, Lacy Hughes, Charles Kimball, Zoe Hawkins, and Mary
Babbitt wait while Linda Neal prepares the tags |