We will have a vineyard meeting tomorrow at Ducard vineyards from 11AM. If you have a time, please stop by. I will cover disease update, Tony and Tremain will cover… Read more
I was driving up and down on I-81 this weekend and went through severe thunderstorms several times. I was hoping to see some precipitation around Winchester, however, thunderstorms in Saturday… Read more
Winchester area received thunderstorms last night from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. However, it only rained about 10 min, and the amount of precipitation was less than 0.01 inches. Thus,… Read more
Thunderstorms went through Winchester area around 4:30AM this morning. The relative humidity was high (>90%) until 8:00 AM or so. This short estimated wetness event with an average temperature of… Read more
I noticed that some of Chardonnay and Merlot started blooming on Friday. I ended up spraying on Saturday for pre-bloom treatment. Once again, from bloom to 4-5 weeks after bloom… Read more
Winchester area received thunderstorms yesterday evening around 7 PM; however, air dried out quickly, so, it was probably not long enough as disease risks. Then we received a light rain… Read more
Isolated thunderstorms went through the area and Winchester area received a short shower last night from 12:55AM. The relative humidity remained high (>90%) until 6:55AM, thus, it accounted for 6… Read more
We had a few short showers passed yesterday morning and afternoon; however, none of these are long enough to be disease risks. On the other hand, other regions in VA… Read more
Thunderstorms went through Winchester area soon after the midnight (~12:35AM, 0.09 inches), and the relative humidity remained high (>90%) until 8:55AM. Thus, we experienced an estimated wetness period of 8… Read more
After a short dry period, we received rains from around 8:15 PM last night (18 May), and although the rain stopped within a few hours, the relative humidity was high… Read more