I still have some replanting to do, however. A week ago, I drove over to Novavine, a grapevine nursery in Sonoma, to pick up some green-growing Cabernet Sauvignon (clone 337) bench grafts, but I've been a bit too busy to do anything with them. And now it is forecast to be 100°F, or higher, for the next few days - not exactly ideal planting temperatures. But in they must go.
Overall, I am happy with the growing season thus far. Fruit set in all four of Vinoland's grape varieties looks good. I'm a little surprised at how advanced the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are, despite my almost calamitous timing as to exactly when to begin pruning this year. Apparently the vines have forgiven me.
