It is only our second green leaf and we have already a huge amount of grapes and quickly growing wine plants- this week we had 30 people working around the clock to clean the side roads arrange the plants and ensuring the best conditions for healthy grapes. 
After visiting some of the leading biodynamic wineproducers in Chile we had 2 days of intensive training with our biodynamic consultant Rene Piamonte. In Argentina there are only 3 vineyards (2 in Patagonia and 1 in Salta), which work through this concept, which use the nature and the soil as basis for their wine plants. This method, which was founded by Austrian Rudolf Steiner some 100 years ago uses natural kompost with specific natural made components to increase the fertility of soil and plants. The objective of this method of vineyard production is to ensure a long term stability in soil full of minerals and organic soil.
As we have started promoting our wines we invited importers from the West Coast to taste our reds and afterwards had a nice gathering in our quincho to enjoy a delicious asado made by Don Hugo.
To give the vineyard a nice entry we have decided to set up a 1.5 meters wall with local stones from the Mendoza river to lead our guests to the olive trees and the quincho in the centre of the property. It took some time until the workers learned how to place the stones correctly and the wall looks very nice when the stones are wet.
As spring is slowly coming to an end our vineyard's plants are growing and we are getting more and more grapes- we even got our first peach from the newly planted fruit trees. Check out these latest pics taken by our architect.
We have been trying to define the style of the roofs for some time now and our workers have tried an authentic Mendozino style, which has been used several decades ago by the local inhabitants putting black tar with sand on top of their homes. Please send me your comments on what you think of this simple but handsome way to design our workers houses. This week we will start painting both buildings with a nice earthy colour.
As spring is coming to an end our vineyard is increasing its amount in grapes. While the Syrah grapes are still flowering, our Sauvignon Blanc has already green grapes and the Malbec vines are already 2 meters tall. Mario, our agronomist and Alvaro, our winemaker are watching closely and analysing the organic field works 
We have started building up a small wall to give a decent entry to the property. We will cover this 1 meter high entrance with natural stones of the Mendoza region
The second house is almost ready- this week we tested some components for our roof and decided on the colour of the buildings. We should be finalized by mid december
As part of our improvements to make the vineyard more attractive for our visitors we have planted fruit trees on the property borders and internal sideroads and are in process of setting up a "quincho" for our guests, who want to enjoy a nice asado with great views to the Andes mountains.
As we are completing the renovation of the second house we have to define the colour of the buildings. Give me your comments on what colour you like most.....
As the plants continue to grow Mario has started training the employees how to shorten the plant in order to allow good ventilation and healthy development of the grapes. It is called the second pruning of the season.
