The first day of spring found us in the vineyard getting ready to prune our Chardonnay. It was a beautiful first day of spring and the next few days will also bring temperatures in the 60's. I was going ahead of my husband removing the tendrils, Agfast and ties holding down last year's canes. I spotted this Chardonnay that accomplished what we were hoping to achieve from last year's pruning.
This photos shows that the cane that we laid down last year came from a region that was somewhat removed from the graft union. We were hoping to encourage new shoots to come from a region closer to the graft union. The vine cooperated and we were rewarded with two new shoots that will be laid down for this year's fruit.
Although it is delightful to work in 60 degree temperatures, we hope that this is just a passing phase since we have a lot more of the vineyard to prune before budbreak! Just asking, weather-gods.
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