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Summer is ending and the Fall is here already

Posted by Rodney Hogen on Thursday, September 21, 2017, In : Vineyard News 

It's been a great summer here at the vineyard.......it's been a little dry but it didn't seem to affect the grapes.    Our crop this year is looking good and if we miss the fall thunderstorms with no hail it could exceed last years.    We tested all the varieties on Saturday and it showed we should wait another week before we harvest.    So our plan is to start picking on Wednesday the 27th and continue through the weekend.     According to the tests, it's looks like the Frontenac 200 vines w...


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Fall Grape Harvest Coming Soon!

Posted by Rodney Hogen on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, In : Vineyard News 
It's September already!   What a busy year it has been.     The grapes decided to bud a little earlier than normal and almost to early, as we had a late may frost, but they survived and throughout the summer it looked like our production would hit a new high.     But on August 14th we got hit by a hail storm that took out about 40% of the crop.    We are still looking forward to a good crop but it could have been better.    Oh well     Maybe next year !        Yesterday I tested the ...

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Grape Harvest starting Sept. 27th

Posted by Rodney on Monday, September 22, 2014, In : Vineyard News 
It's that time of the year for harvest.   Even though our production will be down we consider ourselves lucky because many vineyards lost most of their grapes.    Saturday the 27th we will begin to pick the white grapes and de-stem, crush and press.    We will also harvest some of the reds.  We will be serving beef stew for noon lunch.    So please let me know if you can attend by calling my cell   701-238-3337. 

Saturday is also the day when we host the Vine & Dine event at the vineya...

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July Update...

Posted by Rodney on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, In : Grape Stomp 
The Grape vines are growing fast and we are now half done with our summer pruning. We'll finish up within the next week. Our bare root Petite Pearl have been planted and some are out of the grow tubes.  Today I picked up at the green house in Fargo another 100 Petite Pearl that will be planted this Wednesday.
        
We are busy getting ready for our 8th Annual Grape Harvest / Grape Stomp Festival on August 17th.  The Days Schedule is now posted on our website  (www.RedTrailVineyards.co...

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Springtime News From The Vineyard...

Posted by Rodney Hogen on Monday, May 7, 2012, In : Vineyard News 
It's been a busy spring at the vineyard. Pruning the 2,500+ vines is nearly finished.  Most of the vines seem to have survived the winter but I have seen some issues with the some of the vines that I think had to do more with the dry fall and also with the hail damage on the canes. So this will be another year to wait and see on our production.  We have put in more earth anchors and will be working on building more trellis this year.  

Opening day is fast approaching - Friday, May 25th.  Somet...
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2011 Grape Stomp - Thank You!

Posted by The Hogen Family on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, In : Grape Stomp 
"Wow!"   "What a good time!"  "We'll be back next year!"

These were the words we heard many times during the Sixth Annual North Dakota Grape Harvest Festival that was held on Saturday, August 20th.  We had many new guests along with guests who have attended our Festival every year from six states and Canada. Many were surprised at the quality of the entertainment and the neat and tidy vineyard.   

We would like to thank you all for attending and hope to see you at next years Festival that...

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2011 Grape Stomp Tickets Now On Sale!

Posted by Michael on Friday, August 5, 2011, In : Grape Stomp 
Quick note to let ya all know tickets are now on sale!!

Save $5 now and buy in advance.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate.

For more info & to purchase tickets go here:

http://www.redtrailvineyards.com/grape-stomp.php

Also, your advance tickets will be held at the gate for you.

Thanks!

Michael



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Winter Wine, Hail & A Grape Stomp...

Posted by Rodney Hogen on Thursday, July 28, 2011, In : Vineyard News 
It's beginning to look a lot like a vineyard........Yes!  With all the rain and warm temperatures the grape vines are growing fast and the grapes are larger than the size of a pea. But the bad news is we had a hail storm a week ago and it will reduce the size of the crop by 50% or more.  From my experience from the hail storm in 2007 the damage grapes turned brown and became hard and it didn't seem to affect the wine.  Our wine in 2007 was very good, but the production was low.  So I gu...

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News from the RT Vineyard

Posted by Rodney Hogen on Monday, July 11, 2011, In : Vineyard News 
The grapes flowered a little later this year and need some sunshine and heat.  The last trip through the vineyard showed a lot of clusters and some of the grapes are now the size of peas and growing fast with the good moisture and warm temperatures.   I have been busy this week spraying the rows for weeds.  I use a product called Rely, which is a burn down chemical and it doesn't hurt the vines, only the weeds.

This past week we have been busy with groups that we provided food and wine ...

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Winter Update...

Posted by Rodney Hogen on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, In : Vineyard News 
The Winter of 2010 - 2011 was a one to remember.   It seemed like every weekend another storm came through and dumped more snow. To many of us if we weren't shoveling snow we were slipping and sliding on the roads. The good news is, the grapes are having a wonderful winter.  Lot's of snow to protect the roots and temperatures have stayed above minus 30. I am hoping our winter survival for our Marquette's and Frontenac Gris are again minimal. The Swenson Red, Summerset Seedless, & St. P...

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