Neil & Sue Shay
Don’t Mess With Mother Nature!
In our last blog, back in September, we talked about getting ready for harvest. The beautiful summer weather continued into...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Sep 24, 20195 min read
Sharpening Our Saws
It’s been said that you cannot cut wood effectively if all you do is cut wood, there needs to be some time sitting back and sharpening...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Jun 24, 20196 min read
Happy Holidays?
Certainly not the yuletide holiday season, but the winery season in the Willamette Valley unofficially kicks off for the summer over the...
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Neil & Sue Shay
May 8, 20194 min read
Satisfying Work
Vineyard Update: We skipped our April blog, and it’s apparently clear if you look at the picture posted with our March blog post versus...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Mar 4, 20194 min read
The Weather Outside....
Well.... not exactly ‘frightful’, as the song goes, but after getting home a week ago yesterday from the Newport Seafood and Wine...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Dec 17, 20185 min read
2018 Wrap Up
With the official start of winter at hand, we’re realizing that it’s been too long since we posted about the goings on here at Bluebird...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Oct 14, 20184 min read
2018 Harvest Update!
After months and months of waiting, the harvest exploded into action at Bluebird Hill on September 22 as a crew of eager pickers set out...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Aug 31, 20185 min read
Harvest is coming!
We feel like we say this with nearly every blog post, but just cannot believe it is already two months since our last post. We are on...
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Neil & Sue Shay
May 11, 20184 min read
Happy Mom’s Block!
Saturday, April 21 appeared to be our official bud break day at Bluebird Hill Vineyard. After weeks of variable weather: ...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Mar 25, 20183 min read
Spring Fever Update
We’ve been trying to deliver our blog posts on a monthly basis, but things have gotten set aside over the winter and now, here in...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Dec 21, 20174 min read
A Long Winter’s Nap
We have just experienced a rare stretch of about two weeks of great weather here at Bluebird Hill: lots of sunny days, and with that...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Nov 27, 20174 min read
Gratitude
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! In the tasting room at Bluebird Hill Cellars, after the close of business on Sunday, November 26, we sat...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Nov 2, 20174 min read
A Pressing Engagement.....
For the past two and half weeks since our last post, just eighteen days, we’ve been fermenting fruit from our own vineyard, and our...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Oct 3, 20173 min read
Bringing in the Grapes!
Upcoming Events October 4th 5:30 to 7:30 pm Women & Wine Wednesday Join us for an evening of Wine, Fun & Fashion on the Hill LuLaRoe...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Sep 1, 20174 min read
Whew!
Once again, we’re sitting down to catch our breaths and send out this update!! When people have asked us ‘how are you doing?’ this...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Jul 14, 20174 min read
Sunny Daze on the Hill
As I write this, it is a beautiful, sunny, pleasant day, we are now seeing many of these in a row. Sometimes, it winds up being hot near...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Jun 9, 20176 min read
Catching Up
The last of winter and most of spring have gone by in a whirlwind. It does give us a great deal of satisfaction, however, when friends or...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Mar 18, 20173 min read
Spring 2017 at Bluebird Hill
Our vines have been sleeping during the cool and rainy winter, and the barrel room has been pretty quiet, too! But other things have...
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Neil & Sue Shay
Dec 8, 20167 min read
Holidays 2016
Bluebird Hill cellar, vineyard, holiday wine sales and event updates.
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Neil & Sue Shay
Nov 23, 20162 min read
Thanksgiving 2016
Happy Thanksgiving!! We had a really nice pre-Thanksgiving weekend up on the hill and we're looking forward to seeing many more friends...
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