I think 2016 is going to be an unusual vintage. I say this because today, whilst I was out in the vineyard stuffing shoots, I noticed that Vinoland's Cabernet sauvignon (CS) is further along in bloom than the CS at TWWIAGE.
It is fun to live (and farm) in a relatively cool AVA e.g., Coombsville and work (and observe) in another, noticeably warmer AVA e.g., Oakville. And why do I consider this year's earlier bloom, in spite of a cooler-than-normal spring, unusual? Because from my personal experience, CS, Clone 4, in Coombsville is normally a bit of a slowcoach in the flowering department. This year my little mutants apparently want to get an early start. Go little girls and boys!
Thursday, May 19, 2016
To bloom betimes.
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Bloom,
Bloom 2016,
clone 4,
Clones,
CS,
Flowering,
Shoot stuffing,
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I shall inspect their progress soon...ish!
Thud: They'll look like Cousin Itt by the time you get here.
VG: I thought that this short video concerning the 2016 vintage might interest you:
Ridge-vintage-update
NHW: Ah, the fatal flaw of cordon training/spur pruning - low quality basal buds - succinctly explained. Thanks for sharing.
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