Sheep in the Vineyard

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Check out this interesting and captivating video of sheep in the Tablas Creek Vineyard near Paso Robles, California.

Tablas Creek Winery Sheep in the Vineyard



I visited Tablas Creek winery that makes excellent, Rhone influenced wines near Paso Robles, CA in 2018. Recently, my wife Kelly and I had the opportunity to attend a tasting of Tablas Creek wines right here in NM near Taos. At this event, the wines were introduced and poured by Tablas Creek, Senior Assistant Winemaker, Chelsea Franchi. All wines impressed, but I was most intrigued by the Grenache Blanc.
Since I am working with and researching the use of cover crops for New Mexico vineyards with NMSU graduate student Jacqueline Cormier, I am constantly looking for different ways to manage the covers. I have heard about the use of sheep for years...but recently ran across some information on integrating sheep into the vineyard. Mr. Ian Consoli of Tablas Creek sent this video on sheep at Tablas Creek Vineyard. Not sure it would work here in New Mexico, where most row middles are bare ground, but it is interesting and would certainly be intriguing to give it a try.



Also, check out this scientific paper on sheep in the vineyard published in: Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Ecological and economic benefits of integrating sheep into viticulture production