Vineyard Barber

We are currently in the midst of shoot positioning, hedging and leaf pulling. We started in the Chardonnay right after fruitset and got those rows done as well as the few vines of Auxerrois, but the time consuming ones have been the Chenin Blanc. After a slow start, the Chenin Blanc really went into grow mode and needed some serious shoot topping. Here are the results of what we have been up to for the past few weeks: