After 10 days of cool, showery weather the clouds have begun breaking for the sun. The vines have begun the grand period of shoot development, when the shoots race up the trellis wires. With shoots showing 10-12 leaves and into the top half of the trellis, we have begun clipping the second set of wires. It looks like we're about 7-10 days away from bloom. Most shoots have two sets of moderately sized inflorescences; very few third sets, few wings and then only on the first set. The weather forecast has improved significantly over the past few days, showing dry weather with near-normal temps over the next three weeks. The forecasts still have not shown much accuracy beyond a week or so, so we'll keep our fingers crossed as we move through the pre-bloom period.
115 Clone
114 Clone
Wadenswil Clone
Pommard Clone
