...(which couldn't have been nastier, cold and wet; we were planting in mud puddles). The farmer in James was fully exposed now, and in 2001 another 7,000 went in, with the addition of Pinot Grigio. In 2002, we were to have our first good sized crop of 3 and 4 year old grapes, and we renovated the old pig barn into a winery. That October, we processed our first vintage with some hilarity, not quite knowing what we were doing or how all this strange equipment worked. However, it seems the wine really is "made" in the vineyard and 2002 produced proper, French style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Even I was impressed! Realizing this was no longer a "hobby" but a viable business, we knew we had to have more grapes and in 2003 we planted another 8,000 vines. The big barn was renovated into a much larger winery and we were similarly delighted with the '03 vintage (and now sort of knew what we were doing). In May '04, we finally began selling the wine, '02 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, '03 Pinot Grigio and Rose - a blend of Pinot Noir - Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Gamay.