https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog daily 0.75 2019-04-29 https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/29/and-were-off-to-the-races monthly 0.5 2019-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556573339872-2B61LUEG6OXT1M06BGBQ/57648954_132716657810355_8514569942849186112_n.jpg Blog - And We're Off to the Races https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556573341615-0P61GRK5J223NLWJXHTO/56890535_2248553911892878_8732310143263480736_n.jpg Blog - And We're Off to the Races https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556573343306-8840HW3X7OGJ0NBJQVC1/56963315_2187699161543850_7699059164493078590_n.jpg Blog - And We're Off to the Races https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/29/bud-break-is-here monthly 0.5 2019-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556573931009-X1WK31KXC2EFDE1S57ME/days+short+of+bud+break+1.jpg Blog - Bud Break is Here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556573930226-OYX557RF65FWHPMAANNF/days+short+of+bud+break+2.jpg Blog - Bud Break is Here https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/29/a-winter-wonderland-in-the-vineyards monthly 0.5 2019-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556569873238-XXDG4SOJ91ZYLLC72A4W/snow+at+Barnes+1.jpg Blog - A Winter Wonderland in the Vineyards https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/24/honoring-dan-kraemer monthly 0.5 2019-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556136980456-V8EJNEZACS7AV9XC5ORQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Honoring Dan Kraemer From left to right: Austin (background), Ben (foreground), Mary, Alex and Dan Kraemer. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/29/the-end-is-nigh monthly 0.5 2019-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556564746989-PK04GX1U39WX1PPED2LX/IMG_3811.jpg Blog - The End is Nigh https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/29/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-automation monthly 0.5 2019-04-29 https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/24/the-harvest-continues monthly 0.5 2019-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556136853399-KU4PSECA6685XNORBBM5/10.9.18+Austin+and+Ben+survey+leaf+pulling.jpg Blog - The Harvest Continues Vineyard managers Austin (left) and Ben (right) Kraemer survey the fruit and recent leaf-pulling. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/16/the-harvest-of-2018-begins monthly 0.5 2019-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1555453718580-JVLD0RHCIRDKSMZMW6YJ/9.10.18+first+bins+of+2018+harvest.jpg Blog - The 2018 Harvest Begins! These bins of hand-picked Pinot Noir represent the first step in a long process of harvesting this year’s grape crop. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/16/and-now-its-done monthly 0.5 2019-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1555445626670-KRZWG5S33PM0QAGU8LWN/full+color+1.jpg Blog - ...and Now its Done https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1555445643549-ZTXUI345Y2QYKQIXRO4D/full+color+2.jpg Blog - ...and Now its Done https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1555445658099-356MZAYSM4QBCH3Z5NS8/full+color+3.jpg Blog - ...and Now its Done https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1555445675805-CQPIZA19KYCS8T5X5UAE/full+color+4.jpg Blog - ...and Now its Done https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1555445681372-F8KXDU816E46MCY0BVM0/full+color+5.jpg Blog - ...and Now its Done https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/16/veraison-has-begun monthly 0.5 2019-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1555436293742-M60RTEKO48VSCI9IMUU6/8.1.18+color+begins+in+PN.jpg Blog - Veraison has Begun... https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/16/the-lag-and-the-wait monthly 0.5 2019-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1555436134108-0ENE5G5PEK4WCHK41AMB/7.12.18+wires+lifted.jpg Blog - Hurry Up and Wait This photo was taken in the morning, when grapes get the first of the day’s nourishing sunlight. As nice as these past few warm weeks have been for us, the grapes appreciate them even more—they basically eat sunlight, after all. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/16/putting-new-implements-to-the-test monthly 0.5 2019-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1555442889978-0CUGYYS6JTPIL2BPLMNB/6.28.18%2Bwire%2Blifter.jpg Blog - Putting New Implements to the Test https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2018/5/8/sampling-the-2017-vintage monthly 0.5 2019-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1525814310474-AB5TBJ8X6843GFJC6KKR/image1.jpeg Blog - Sampling the 2017 Vintage From left to right: Ben Kraemer, vineyard operations manager; Alex Kraemer, social media manager; Austin Kraemer, contract manager, sales manager. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2019/4/29/in-bloom monthly 0.5 2019-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1556570040533-5TU0ZRX1G3LFLKKM508Y/IMG_3432.jpg Blog - In Bloom https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2018/5/8/breaking-ground-on-new-vineyards monthly 0.5 2019-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1525814747033-SFUC6U7NCVCIDJCH8TB2/IMG_1784.jpg Blog - Breaking Ground on New Vineyards While it might not look like much at the moment, this is the lot of every embryonic vineyard: vulnerable and small. But vitis vinifera is a terrifically hardy plant, and with the proper care and expertise, these little plants will grow into majestic vineyards, and from there might outlast us all. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/blog/2018/4/11/bud-break monthly 0.5 2018-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1523556280864-WVOFPU23XIUUMBDIX7DX/Bud+Break.jpg Blog - Bud Break! 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Working in conjunction with tractor-pulled gondolas (on the right) and a dedicated landing crew, the Gregoire can harvest tremendous amounts of grapes in hours. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/vineyards daily 0.75 2018-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1520274191540-XJ98QMSBZ3ZXDS4PXOVC/DJI_0079.JPG Vineyards Barnes' Ranch in the midst of the harvest. In the immediate foreground is the Middle Blocks; extending into the distance is the Back Blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1522108996575-5Y6JVTRDURDYQP06ZHZ9/DJI_0029.JPG Vineyards Lake Harold, with the House Hill Vineyard to the immediate left, the Butsch and Rody Vineyards in the distance. The bare ground on the right is set to be planted in 2018, as the Willig Vineyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1522109343685-G8DZN6C59VXS4NCKQDDY/22351833_240567073139538_345859766293102592_n.jpg Vineyards A summer sunset in the Cascade Ranch. Situated as it is directly abutting the Cascade foothills, it is frequently visited by profoundly beautiful sunrises and sunsets. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/contact daily 0.75 2018-04-13 https://www.kraemerfarms.com/barness-place-vineyard daily 0.75 2018-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1520367463064-THL5HPYQDBOPFEWAZFK9/DJI_0079.JPG Barnes' Ranch This shot primarily depicts the Middle Blocks; the Back Blocks can be glimpsed in the distance, and the Lower Blocks are barely visible in the immediate foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1520361722077-1M1YVKY018BUAQHVGYRR/Barnes+Ranch+soil+map.jpg Barnes' Ranch A soil map of the Barnes' Ranch; save for the band of Stayton soils through the Middle Blocks and an intrusion of Stayton soils in the Lower Blocks, Barnes' Ranch is rich in upland soils. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/cascade-ranch daily 0.75 2018-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1523654591396-WZ37JR0PSRNFM5LDGZHB/Osters+Elevation+map.jpg Cascade Ranch An elevation of map of the Oster Vineyard, in black. On the margins are three streams: the branches of Muddy Creek on the east and west, and an unnamed stream on the north. These three streams together ensure that Oster's is well-drained. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1523559090918-FOEVB1C8RN0YWFBZDDLO/Elevation+map+Bills.jpg Cascade Ranch An elevation map of Bill's; the vineyard is outlined in black. https://www.kraemerfarms.com/homeplace-ranch daily 0.75 2018-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1523559526602-W8BIQLBCU24VOBABDBP4/IMG_0123.jpg Homeplace Ranch A foggy fall morning over Lake Harold, as viewed from the Butsch Vineyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1522450299890-MLFCVKARGBRKSH2QN6TU/DJI_0030.JPG Homeplace Ranch The House Hill Vineyard, with Lake Harold on the right. The short rows in the immediate foreground are home to several different varietal plantings. Proceeding into the distance the order of plantings are Pinot Gris, Muscat and finally Pinot Noir in the furthest distance. In the distant and on the right is the Butsch blocksof the House Hill Vineyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1523394246716-53Q4431W28R2VU3B5X91/20634940_1903953232948998_6958159633009606656_n.jpg Homeplace Ranch The Rody Vineyard in the midst of a rare winter snowfall. While initially ominous-seeming, snow actually prevents frost damage in vineyards by providing a blanket of protection against cold winds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1523567519202-IPYI9GH7Z9DDHHB6EUAI/House+Hill+elevation+map.jpg Homeplace Ranch From top left, clockwise: the House Hill Vineyard; Butsch's Vineyard; Rody's Vineyard. Lake Harold occupies the center of the map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a5fe65149fc2b9220ca91ba/1522448309098-LWQVLXAUYYARKVPB7LU7/IMG_2009.JPG Homeplace Ranch These vines, planted in 2016, are the first part of the planned Willig Vineyard. With the completion of the 2018 plantings, the Willig Vineyard will