We're coming out of a 4 day heat wave that had us working from very early in the morning and stopping at noon and going back at 4 p.m. and working until 7 or 8 p.m. The heat wave began on Tuesday and lasted until Saturday, with temperatures in the high 80's. We felt that we were effectively working through the heat, but Thursday, was so hot, even we threw in the towel and did not go back to the vineyard for the second shift.
The heat wave and the rain that we have been having has enabled our grapes to swell as they enter Eichhorn-Lorenz stage 32, the beginning of bunch closure.
At this time, it is very important to leaf pull around the clusters so that airflow around the developing grape bunches can occur unimpeded. The clusters shown below are Chenin Blanc clusters in need of leaf pulling.
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