{"id":243,"date":"2021-12-20T09:46:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T14:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.jeweloftheblueridge.com\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2021-12-30T18:09:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T23:09:24","slug":"our-farm-vineyard-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.jeweloftheblueridge.com\/index.php\/our-farm-vineyard-photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Farm\/Vineyard Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jewel of the Blue Ridge Vineyard Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our first newspaper article in 2011<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In 2016 a storm destroyed our original wooden sign made by a local artist, Dennis Ruane<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Our new acrylic sign<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Aerial View of our vineyard<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking North from our classroom<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Our Vineyard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katuah Muscadine<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Katuah Scuppernong<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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JBRV Vineyard slope<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Muscadine blooms ready to open<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Air layering propagation after 45 days – just look at those roots!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jaron Payne cutting the bottle off the root ball so we can pot it<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Walapini (Underground greenhouse)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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40′ x 10′ walapini inside dimensions – Inside temperature never gets below 40F even though outside temperature is single digits<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Preparing Muscadine grapevine cuttings for propagation <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cuttings stuck in Vermiculite<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rooted cutting (start) after 45 days in Vermiculite<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rooted cutting (Start) after 60 days<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Planting the Muscadine starts<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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First blooms open in June<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Almost ripe<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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First ripe Katuah Scuppernongs<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fully ripe Katuah Muscadines<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jeannie received her first box of commercially produced Muscadine Preserves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ready for the local store shelves<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Some of our grapes are used to make wine for us and friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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…and a chocolate pie!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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One of Jeannie’s famous Grape-hull Muscadine pies…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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… made in our 100 year old Home Comfort wood-burning kitchen stove<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Scottish Highland Cows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 of our Scottish Highland calves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Bonnie and her new calf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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They don’t like to take turns getting a drink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rosette and her new calf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rosie at 2 days old<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Eating hay in January<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Around our Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Had to take a neighbor’s calf to the vet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Black bears can smell our grapes from 2 miles away<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A fawn hiding in the grass near our vineyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Scottish Highland sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pumpkin, our cat, watching a flock of domestic turkeys from our neighbor’s farm walk by our front door<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A little bandit stealing some of my grapes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Around our log home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our blue wood stove heats our log home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Buffalo berries ready for winemaking this winter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pumpkin pies are always around during the holidays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Taking it easy with Skuzzy after a hard day’s work in the garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Clary & Skippy napping – again!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jeannie’s Muscadine grape-hull pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Around our Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hand made brick for posterity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Wood lathe turning a harlequin rolling pin made from tobacco sticks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cheese board made out of tobacco sticks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Turned an old walnut slab into a coffee table for the sun room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Making laminated planks from tobacco sticks that will become cutting boards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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My dad’s favorite expression when working around the shop – dinged my finger on the band saw!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The JBRV Classroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Custom made Classroom front door<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Maple bathroom counter with a stone sink & pitcher pump faucet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Maple coffee table for guest apartment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Custom made walnut tables for the classroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Podium & window bench in classroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Judging wines in a competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2 DTMs, District 37 Public Relations Officer for 2 years, District 37 Outstanding Toastmaster of the Year, Chief Instructor Mountain Grape School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chuck has earned 2 DTM awards – one in AZ & one in NC that allowed him to travel the world with Jeannie as a cruise ship lecturer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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On The Road<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traveled to Spring Creek to get married September 9, 2009<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jeannie designed our wedding bands<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Visiting Hinnant Vineyards in NC<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lectured on wine etiquette on the Mississippi Queen paddle boat<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Virginia Tech Class of 62 reunion in Blacksburg VA<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Teaching at AB Tech<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We were among a group of Madison County farmers who were selected to attend Terra Madre in Torino, Italy in 2010 by Slow Food USA – all expenses paid!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Terra Madre Torino, Italy 2010<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jeannie won First Prize in the Madison County old barn photo contest<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Teaching wine making<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Toastmaster of the Year award in NC<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Spring Toastmaster’s Conference in Raleigh<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jeannie’s birthday in San Francisco 2012<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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AnnaCapri, Italy 2008<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Teaching at the Madison County Co-Operative Extension Office<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vatican 2008<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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French Broad Vignerons visit Pleb Urban Winery in Asheville<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leaning Tower of Pisa (2013) – Visited lots of wineries & vineyards<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Enjoying a glass of wine in Tuscany, Italy<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fine Wine Society Annual Awards banquet in Winston-Salem<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chuck & Jeannie visiting CERVIM in Italy<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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My son, Brian, brought our Squire #8 back from Chicago to NC in 2021 for my birthday so I could drive it on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Nice!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Visiting the opera house in Sydney, Australia 2018<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Visit to the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia 2018<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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