Freakin cold is what it is…
Hope everyone enjoyed the five days of summer we had a few weeks ago. Beautiful 70 degrees and sunshine to turn everything green and get the trees waking up from their long winters nap. Then boom… winter arrives again. Literally… it was snowing yesterday. About this time every year we get texts message and phone […]
Wine Diamonds
“Ummmm excuse me… There is something at the bottom of my glass, can I get a different one?” Yes… I’ve heard this, even after they have drank the whole glass. One person even asked if she could get a refund after they consumed the whole glass. Sorry people, you will find sediment at the bottom […]
Project… Done!
Ahhhhhh yessssssssss……. The John Deere 4455, designed from 1988-1992 (we think it’s a 92, we painted over the serial number 🙂 and I’m not going back out in the cold to confirm… Claiming to be around 160-ish horsepower, these 4000 series tractors are not only nostalgic, but still heavily desired! Brand new in 1992 that […]
How we got here?
I get these random text messages from people wanting me to post more. Don’t worry, I have the time at the moment, come summer, yeah probably not going to happen as much! So enjoy these while I’m able to! How we got here is a huge question. Why a winery? Why keep the cherries? Why […]
Waiting on H2O
Not a single thing is going to get done outside as it feels like -5 out there today… So, with that being said Greg is busy working on painting the tractor and I’m waiting for the water to clear so that I can move wine unless you want the earthy characteristic of dirt in there… […]
New Year, New Beginnings on the Farm
This is not how I wanted the first blog to go… It turns quicker that what I expected. Enjoy! Let me introduce myself first. My name is Rob Shooks, I do some of the social media for the Centennial Farm that we are 4th generation on. Shooks Farms & Cellar 1914 in Central Lake, MI. […]