One of the best parts of growing wine is the rhythm of the year. This weekend we have been working on Shoot Positioning. This is working with the hand crew to remove lower leafs and expose the fruit zone to sun and better air flow. For the current vintage (2015) it helps cut down on mildew pressure (as an organic farm we do not use the harsher chemicals to keep out mildew so we work on more technique ) and toughen up skins. For the 2016 vintage, the sun on the buds helps insure that we will have good fruit set.
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