Vintage 2019: Summer Heat Wave

Yesterday, July 18th, we had a break from vineyard work because the remnants of tropical storm Barry came our way. It rained the entire day and when all was said and done, we had approximately 2-1/4 inches of rain!
It was very nice to have a day off because we have been in a race with the vines to shoot position, leaf pull and hedge. This is a row of Auxerrois. The photo was taken on Tuesday, July 16. While it is so satisfying to see the row looking like this, it is only a matter of time when things can get out of hand. This is the story of approximately 2/3rds of our vineyard.
There is a heat wave coming this weekend that will curtail our activities. Temperatures will be in the 90's but with high humidity, the feel like temperatures may be close to 100 degrees!
We do hope to get in more shoot positioning, leaf pulling and hedging in the morning. I guess we should be doubly thankful that Barry gave us 2-1/4 inches of rain because the vines will really need it with the weekend heat wave coming our way.