We have been busy working on the top of the canopy, hedging the vines and paying attention to the grapes that we have been hedging. Our grape varieties have been growing but they are still at the
Eicchorn-Lorenz berry formation stage 33, berries still hard and green. Eicchorn-Lorenz stage 32 is the beginning of bunch closure if the berries are tight.
The following photos show the comparison of the varieties between July 1 and July 27. It also shows that the Chenin Blanc clone 982 is a tight cluster. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc are loose cluster forming varieties.
Variety |
July 1 |
July 27 |
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 |
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We still have a myriad of vineyard work to do before the beginning of veraison including lowering our netting before the vineyard birds even suspect that there is food growing there.
References:
1. Fritz Westover,
Grapevine Phenology Revisited,
Wines&Vines, March 2018.
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