Still Waiting
At this writing the sun is bright and a drying wind gusts out of the north. Six hours ago it was damp, foggy, and drizzling. Our erratic growing season seems to want to continue into harvest.
Read MoreTime to Dry out
The vines are looking good. Too good. There is a saying that struggling vines make the best wine. Let’s hope that’s not entirely true. This year the vines are exuberant, lush, green, and happy.
Read MoreToo Many Grapes
So far this summer’s weather has been pretty normal. We’ve avoided any damaging storms, but still have had a modest amount of rainfall. Temperatures have been average to slightly below average. All this makes the vines happy. They demonstrate their bliss by way of exuberant shoot growth along with large and copious clusters.