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Looking for part time help with private tasting app and open houses .We are a small run family vineyard and brand with a solid wine club and following! Wine and tasting experience is required.

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I have a small Riesling vineyard, that I have been farming since I purchased the property just south of Sherwood in 2011, and I would like to find someone to farm the vineyard in return for the grapes. The vineyard consistently produces 6 tons of Riesling grapes per year, and I have wineries and winemakers that purchase most of the grapes each year.
The main reason that I am looking for someone to farm the vineyard is that I am retired, and I don’t need the work/income from the vineyard. And as I get older (I am old) the fun of farming is starting to wear off. But the vineyard is a producing vineyard that I enjoy seeing in forefront of my territorial view. It is a producing, established vineyard, and it would be a shame to take out what cost tens of thousands of dollars to plant.
The vineyard was planted in 1995. It is dry farmed, with rows 8 foot apart and 5-foot vine spacing. The elevation of the vineyard is 230 feet. The trellises are set up for vertical shoot positioning (VSP), and there are two sets of movable catch wires.
For the last few years I have contracted with workers to do all the farming except for the spraying, mowing and harvesting. They are professionals and have the vineyard in great shape. They are available to continue farming the vineyard.
There are bird nets available for use if needed. I might be willing to do the mowing between the rows, and we could talk about financial help to purchase fungicides, etc. if you are doing the farm work. I have some equipment that could be made available, too.