Monday, December 18, 2006

OUR WINE PLANTS GROWING FAST







2 months have passed since we started with the planting process and even though some individual samples did not come out of the ground we have had a remarkable start. The only variety, which couldn't make it was Cabernet Franc (2000 units), which we will plant in 2007.

TRACTOR CLEANING THE VINEYARD





While we are still waiting for the delivery of the new tractor, our people are busy in keeping the vineyard free of bugs and bushes. We pass through the aisles twice with a rented tractor to keep our wine plants healthy.

TOURISM & HOTEL PROJECT- FIRST IDEAS






Our architect, agronomist and myself had several meetings to define how to best use the central square of the finca for construction purposes (hotel, lake, etc...)

OUR WORKERS IN THE VINEYARD










While the plants are growing fast, we have several workers looking after the olive trees, wine plants and trying to control the small bushes. Some of them also have a little siesta to recover energy for the afternoon.

FIRST ASADO IN NEW HOUSE




To celebrate the new housing facilities we organised an asado and invited our architect, Christoph- a friend from Austria and Cristobal Undurraga,the agronomist of Montes, our neighbour

HOUSE REFURBISHED





After 4 weeks of work we finalised repairing the existing house to allow Chucki- our Finca supervisor and Irrigation specialist a decent accomodation. It only needs some painting