About Us
John Martin helped plant some of the first vineyards in the Willamette Valley, Oregon in the 1970's. In 1992, he and Kayann Short founded Stonebridge Farm CSA, two miles east of Lyons, Colorado. In 2002, John and Kayann planted a small vineyard to trial cold-hardy wine grapes for the Front Range of Colorado. To date, they have planted six each of twelve different varieties.
Reds:
•Frontenac
• St Croix
• Leon Millot
• Oberlin Noir
• Marquette
• Cynthiana (Norton)
Whites:
• Cayuga
• Seyval
• LaCrosse
• Esprit
• Briana
• Frontenac Gris
Photo by Kirsten Boyer
The first four reds and the first three whites are currently producing. The others are in their first or second years. With interesting new cold-hardy varieties being released every year, the vineyard will continue to expand.
Upcoming Classes
BACKYARD VITICULTURE
Saturday April 14, 2-5
or
Saturday May 26, 2-5
• Site location and preparation
•Trellising Construction
• Variety Selection
• Planting and early maintenance practices
GRAPEVINE PRUNING
Saturday May 5, 2-5
• Cordons, canes, and how to decide
• Managing Vigor
• Balanced Pruning
•
Renewing neglected vines
HARVESTING AND WINEMAKING
Sunday Sept 23, 1-4
• Determining ripeness
• Destemming and crushing
• Harvesting
• Balancing sugar and acidity
All classes are $45 per person.
Email John Martin to register
John is also available for onsite backyard consultations. If you have an old vine that needs training, email John Martin to schedule a visit and pruning lesson.
And…
YOUR LABEL OPEN TABLE
Saturday Aug 25, 7-9
If you are a backyard wine grower or regional vintner, please join us for a shared wine tasting at Stonebridge farm. Let's compare notes and see how we're doing with Front Range Colorado wines.
The Open Table is a charitable fundraiser
to which we ask a $10 donation
Email John Martin to register.
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