Hillside Babies
We had a few planting projects this year, including replanting this hillside vineyard. Nothing like seeing new growth and potential in the vineyard.
Pruning Shears
A good pair of scissors in the vineyard is a must. Here the guys hung there’s up on a break from pruning the vineyard this winter.
Pruning in the vineyard
This winter … out in the fields, keeping warm, selecting and cutting vines, preparing for another great vintage.
Pruning Pro
It’s always fun to watch a master at work. This is Francisco pruning a vineyard this winter. Cheers!
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Pruning Season
Some of the most important winter work is pruning - setting the next vintage up for success with expert cuts to the canes priming the plant for growth and grapes. Out with the old cut canes. For some of our clients, we also paint/seal the cut ends especially during this rainy season.
Signs of fall
With the grapes in, and mostly cut from the vines, we’ve started seeing signs of fall in and around the vineyard. The leaves are turning yellow to red to brown and falling to the ground. The nights and subsequent mornings are crisp and cold instead of just cool and foggy.
Good Fruit
Seeing the fruit grow in the vineyard never gets old. It’s a product of good pruning and tending of the vines. It’s the anticipation of what they will become, and an acknowledgement of the vines’ demands and measure of time based only on sunlight/weather.
Here are some photos from this week. Old vine fruit and grape vine shoots.
Out with the Old
Note - this post was originally published 02.15.2015
After finishing taping & tying the vines - time to remove the brush and leave everything nice and clean.
