Under the Canopy

Deja vu! We seem to be doing the same thing over and over again this time of year and it goes by the name of canopy management. We've been at this since fruitset in early July. The first task was shoot thinning and shoot positioning and then leaf pulling. Even though we feel as though we are a little ahead of where we were last year, anything can happen to derail our schedule so that we are behind.
Here is what one of our canopies look like at this moment in time.

What is under the canopy? These are Chenin Blanc grapes, not yet at véraison.