Mon 13 Oct 2008

Color?

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Which is your favorite indoor wall color?
Which is your favorite indoor wall color?

The picture on the left is with flash and the picture on the right is without flash.  The picture was taken between two windows during daylight.

 

Mon 6 Oct 2008

Moving Soon!

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It’s official!  We’re moving to 841 N. Main St., Salado!  The building is next door and I can’t wait. 

New Location

New Location

Special thanks to all the folks who made it happen.  Our realtor, Rita Oden of Salado Realty, our bank, First State Bank of Central Texas, the title company, First Community Title Company, and our friends at Jones & Harrell P.C.  We recommend them all highly!
For more pictures of the new location, check out my pictures on flickr:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/junerit/sets/72157607991215492/
 

Tue 27 Jul 2004

Oklahoma Grape Grower’s Course

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I’ve been taking the Oklahoma Grape Grower’s Course at the Oklahoma State Fruit Station in Perkins, OK.  It is a great overview of grapegrowing.  Many of my classmates are cotton farmers looking to switch to a more profitable output.  They sure know a whole heck of a lot more than I do about agriculture than I do!  The instructors are excellent though and provide as many resources as they can.  They’ve got a vineyard test plot and I cannot wait to get my own vineyard started.

From Oklahoma, I took a trip on up to Illinois for the annual Wilkey Reunion.  This gave me a chance to visit a few wineries in Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma.  My favorite winery in Illinois was the Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.  They were friendly and the calming, relaxing atmosphere was amazing.  I took copious pictures of their vineyard and watched a rain storm blow by. 

 

Reliance Grapes at Mackinaw Valley

Reliance Grapes at Mackinaw Valley

I also visited friends in Chicago and St. Louis.  In Chicago, Millenial Park just opened and I had plenty of fun watching kids play in the fountain and people watching in the gardens.  The following day I got lost at Sam’s Wines at Spirits.  So much wine and so little time!  Maybe I should build a giant warehouse and sell lots of wines instead of trying to make wine?  Maybe I should just move to Chicago and get a job at Sam’s!
 

Fri 7 May 2004

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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I’ve been taking a photography class at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.  It has helped me focus on some of the ideas I have about the future Salado Winery.  Here I’ve got a picture with a great walkway/trellis in the background covered in wild grapes.  All the flowers at the wildflower center are native to Texas and I enjoy taking their pictures and studying them when they are in bloom.  Photographing me helps me to focus on the details of the plant in a way that I do not see when I simply walk by them.

I enjoy the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center tremendously and try to go often to reflect, relax and dream about my future winery.

 

Thu 1 Jan 2004

Let the vino ventures begin!

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Welcome to Salado Winery Company’s official blog.  The purpose of this blog is to chronicle our adventures as we chase our dreams to start a winery in Salado, Texas.  We hope you enjoy our story, and if you don’t, then drink more wine, it will get better!