Located in Opequon Village, 3 ½ miles southwest of Winchester, VA

Elevation--900 +- 50 feet, with slope to 5%
Soil—limestone chert (not Piedmont clay),

• 4 to 5 feet deep,
• well drained,
• moderately fertile
• ph 5.5 to 6.5

Climate
Growing Degree Days—average = 2900
Rainfall—average = 38 inches rain per year, 13.7 inches June to September
Growing Season Length = 175 to 180 days

• Just enough to ripen Cabernet Franc

Site Enhancements

• Ripped 5 tines in each row to break up hardpan
• Disked gypsum to soften soil
• Removed trees at vineyard edge to minimize shade, roots and bird roosts
• Low spots were sloped with laser to provide for water runoff
• Site is irrigated using regulated deficit irrigation, to concentrate flavors and assist in hardening off growth for winter

Rootstock

• semi-dwarfing to control the typical Virginia vigor,
• selected for soil pH and soil depth

Trellis
            Established a divided curtain, to open up canopy to sunlight

• Vines spaced to minimize hedging
• Forcing downward growth to further devigorate vines