Vineyard Journal

What is a kitchen garden?

As we are nearing the end of 2019 season, it is time to stop and reflect on the season, and Party!  Here at RLV, we call this party the “Harvest Hootenanny” and it is a HOOT!!  Year after year, I am so excited for this event.  I look forward to seeing all the regulars, and meeting all the newcomers.  People who venture to RLV from all over the state and country.  Some stay for one night and some for longer.  It is such a great, relaxing way to appreciate the beauty of Willcox, RLV and Arizona wines.  Many of the...

“I had a farm in Africa “ were words that profoundly affected me when I was a teen. The adventure, learning a new way of life, and the romance. After seeing the movie Out Of Africa I was enthralled, so I read the book, twice. Now in my 40’s I recall those words when I think of the direction my life has taken. My name is Michelle and I have a farm in Arizona at the foot of the Dos Cabezas mountains. I didn’t travel to another country. I didn’t even travel to a different state. I just went a...

As I mentioned previously, the property we bought was rough. We had a lot of work to do. Clearing the land and getting it fenced were at the top of the list. When I said there were a lot of mesquites I was not exaggerating. This land was once beautiful grass lands. The mesquites have been encroaching and taking over for centuries, so I was on a mission to get rid of these trees. The crew started clearing the fence line first to install the 8ft deer fencing. Deer apparently love grapes. Deer are very expensive to keep out We...

What is a Rhumb Line?

Green Acres is the place to be!  Farm Living is the life for me. After much discussion and several trips to Willcox Todd and I decided green acres was the place to be.  For those of you who have never been to Willcox, there is nothing green about it, but it does have a very unique beauty.  It is surrounded by beautiful mountains and it has the most amazing sun rises and sun sets I have ever seen. The next step was a realtor.  It seemed the Land Baron aka Josh Moffet was the obvious choice, so off we went...