April started off with many warm days and we were anticipating an early bud break but the latter half of April brought cooler weather which is still the case in May. In fact, this coming Saturday, we are forecasted to have low temperatures in the high 30's. So, what's a bud to do?
Here is where the buds of our various varieties are as of yesterday:
| Variety |
Budbreak Stage |
| Auxerrois |
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| Chenin Blanc |
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| Chardonnay |
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| Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Cabernet Franc |
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| Barbera |
|
I compared the stage of our buds this year with the blogpost I wrote in 2019
Vintage 2019: May Budbreak in our Vineyard, showing that we are clearly behind the stage we were at last year.
According to the
Modified Eichhorn Lorenz (E-L) System, our buds are currently between the E-L stage 3 wooly bud +/- green showing and stage 4 bud burst leaf tips visible.
Of all the varieties that we have planted in the vineyard, the Cabernet Sauvignon is the farthest behind, which is what we saw last year. This year, we have our first Barbera that we have trained in a single guyot and the buds look pretty far along!
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