Second Pass Suckering
The vines are growing, summer sun and all... This gives us an opportunity to do a second pass through the vineyard and sucker the plants. Here are some photos from vineyards that we’ve worked again this month. Cheers!
2021 Grapes
2021 wines grapes - they’re growing and we’ve got bunches and bunches hanging from the vines. No longer baby grapes, but definitely still green.
Sunshine in the Vineyard
The sun has been shining strongly; we’ve had heat waves and the vines are soaking it up and reaching to the sky. It’s an exciting time in the vineyard with all the new growth (yes, we’re bias and love being in the vineyard all times of year)!
Suckering vines
As the vines grow, we continue to guide them towards the best growth - funneling their energy towards growth and premium grapes. We’ve been in the vineyards suckering the vines and removing shoots.
Early June in the Vineyard
The rows are looking good and we’re starting to see baby grapes!
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.
Taping & Tying
Note - this post was originally published 02.11.2015
After pruning the vines, when the weather starts to warm and the new growth is flexible, we tie the vines to the trellis system to train them and lend structural support. After the rains this past weekend, we're back in the vineyards taking care of the vines.
Almost Harvest Time
Note - this post was originally published 8.14.2014
The grapes are ripening, trucks are moving bins and tanks up and down the Valley... harvest should start here soon - in the next week or two.
Some of the bounty to be picked, then crushed and fermented:
