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Gateway to the Wine Country

Not only are we the gateway, vines are sprouting all over Novato.

Grapes grow at an amazing rate. Drive around our gateway town and you will see new vines planted throughout Novato.

We planted these grape vines many years ago. They started off as root stock and have matured to grapevines that take over our side yard, even when extensively pruned.

The first year looking at the root stock — sickly twigs in the ground — we were impatient. Being from the Southeast, we did not realize it would take several years for the microscopic bud breaks to flower.

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Once the flowers were pollenated, the fruit is set and the grapes mature in a few months providing delicious grapes, with very little care, for jams or wine. 

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