The past few months Matt has been working on the backyard. He took out our three raised garden beds and reshaped the area to put in a small vineyard (we did keep one raised bed that we placed below next to the grave of the Sharptooth). He dug 8 holes and laid drip for the 8 vitus vinifera vines he ordered us from California. We know the climate here is too hot for wine grapes but we thought we would grow some anyway for fun, for their beauty and maybe one day try our hand at some wine. We decided to choose the grape varietals we like best regardless of our climate and made sure to get the appropriate rootstock. We have planted Cabernet Franc, Carignane, Petite Sirah, Zinfadel, Touriga Nacional, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese and Merlot.
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