I don't really know if my guesstimate of the number of young Chardonnay vines waiting to be planted at the Berlenbach vineyard is correct, but let me just say that it certainly looks like there are 10,000 vines. Of course, if I new how many acres are being replanted it would help with my calculations.
What I do know is that the folks at Far Niente have selected Chardonnay FPS 72 (on 3309 Courderc rootstock), a clone of Chardonnay that was donated to the FPS public selection at UC Davis by the Wente family (from a production block in the Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County). I know this because I am nosey and I looked. In fact, I gazed - and gazed, tee-hee.
Showing posts with label green-growing bench grafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green-growing bench grafts. Show all posts
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Friday, June 27, 2014
Foregiveness is the vine.
There is not a lot going on in the vineyard right now, just the usual bits and bobs; wayward shoots to stuff, young vines to train and adventitious growth to nip in the bud.
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.
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.
Labels:
Bench graft,
clone 337,
CS,
fruit set,
green-growing bench grafts,
Novavine
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