Summer is a very busy time in the vineyard. The vines that were trunked last year are growing grapes and large canopies. The newer vines are progressing well; nearly all of the vines planted prior to this year will be trunked at the end of this season. Chris has spent many hours roaming the aisles to ensure all of the plants are tied up and trained.
There are a few other summer tasks that we are not doing this year because our vines are young. Normally, the leaves near the grapes would be pulled off to expose the fruit to more sunlight. Also, some of the fruit could be dropped to encourage the remaining fruit to ripen. This is called crop thinning. We will do these activities next year when we plan to get our first viable crop.
Here are a few recent photos.
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| Trunked vine |
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| Grapes on a Pinot Noir vine |
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| Trunked vine |
