Our 5-yr old Chardonnay is still in the mitten stage, only a few broke buds. At least we do not see the risk of frost in the 10-day forecast… Once… Read more
–> I just visited another vineyard down in the south where Norton vines were in full bloom, and when I came back, our Chardonnay vines were in trace-bloom. As we… Read more
Both Chardonnay and Merlot are near 100% bud break as of today. At this point, one disease to be considered is Phomopsis cane and leaf spot. If you have a… Read more
The two hot days we had pushed things quickly. Our Chardonnay buds are swelling and some are even broke. Our Merlot is bit behind, but not by much. Cab sauvignon… Read more
Our Merlot and Chardonnay hit veraison over the weekend. We placed bird netting and thinking about to spray for Botrytis, and here we received a strong storm followed with a… Read more
Winchester area received rain from a thunderstorm last night around 7:30PM. An estimated leaf wetness period is 14.5 hours with an average temperature of 63F. It was a risk event… Read more
We are about 60-70% bloom on our Chardonnay. Merlot is still in trace bloom stage. Winchester area received a series of rains from around 3:00 AM this morning, and relative… Read more
Here comes 2012 version of “Workbook for developing an effective fungicide program for Wine grapes in VA” (<- click to download a pdf file). If you receive Tony’s Viticulture Notes,… Read more
Our 4-yr old Chardonnay was about 10% bud break yesterday (the 21st) morning. Our 4-yr old Merlot was <5% bud break. Older vines are still holding off. Well, the season… Read more
Two weeks of 80’s and 70’s surely moved things forward. When I checked our Chardonnay buds last week, it was swelling, but was still tight, but now it looks like… Read more