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Local Winery Pruning Day a Success
Santa Fe, Texas – January 24, 2011 – Haak Winery Hosts Free Annual Pruning Day for Visitors.
Haak Pruning Day Photo Cutline: Fritz Westover (center), viticulture advisor for the Gulf Coast Region, instructs Haak Pruning Day attendees on the proper way to prune grapevines.
On Sunday, January 16, 2011, guests donned their rubber rain boots and brought their sharpest pruning shears to Haak Vineyards and Winery's Annual Pruning Day in Santa Fe, Texas. Haak fans were invited out to the vineyard to participate in the winemaking process by pruning Haak's many rows of grapevines. Guests were also encouraged to take cuttings to grow their own grapevines or use as décor.
Fritz Westover, viticulture advisor for the Gulf Coast Region, was on hand to instruct guests on proper dormant pruning and propagation techniques—the first step in the long process of winemaking. Once pruning was completed, Haak's in-house chef served up his famous fried oysters, fried fish, hush puppies and key lime pie. For everyone's listening pleasure, guests were treated to the wonderful sounds of the Zydeco Band.
"This was another successful year, and we appreciate everyone's hard work," said Raymond Haak, winemaker and owner of Haak Vineyards & Winery. "We love to involve everyone in the process. Haak truly believes in the combined effort and teaching people about the process of winemaking. In July, we'll see the fruits of everyone's labor when the grapes are harvested."
