Friday, May 11, 2012

Dodged The Frost Bullet, Vineyard Is Looking Good

No frost last night.  The vineyard is looking good; and we are having great Springtime weather, which we haven't had for the past couple years.



We pulled doubles and removed suckers over the past few days.  Shoots are 3 to 6 inches long, four leaves open, with inflorescences exposed; and continued strong and even development throughout  the vineyard.

115 Clone
 

Wadenswil Clone

Pommard Clone

114 Clone

Our 6.5 acres of newly planted vines are also off to a strong start; some of the vines are already beginning to peek out of the tops of the growtubes.



The forecast for the next 10 days shows dry and clear conditions, with temps reaching the mid- to upper-80s this weekend then cooling into the upper-60s to low-70s.