Now the couple is focusing their retirement years on a completely different kind of crop; nurturing grapes for the wine they produce at the Rose Bank Winery in Newtown. They grow chancellor grapes, a French American hybrid.
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"The winery was actually opened in 1984 and we bought it in 2000," says David.
At the time he says he wasn't looking to run a winery but decided to take a chance on the business.
"I wanted to find something to do and this just fell into my lap, so it was a wonderful thing," says David.
He says he learned winemaking from the ground up.
"Beginning of October we'll come out and we'll harvest these grapes - take them in and we'll crush and destem them, put them in a tank, add yeast and about two to three weeks later it'll be made into wine," explains David.
They offer more than twenty varieties of wine.
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Beverley works in the tasting room where flights are available, along with small plates, which includes a bruschetta.
"The cheese trays are very popular," says David.
Rose Bank also produces hard cider. "We have a rose', a pear and a regular apple cider," says Beverley.
The Flemings say it's been exciting to watch their business grow over the last two decades.
"We have a wonderful staff that works for us," says Beverley. David adds, "Our customers are really nice people."
"I think it's turned out really well," says Beverley.