It has been a very sunny weekend in 70’s. I can take this anytime. Last night, RH was 4-50% and temperature was around 64F. I think it was little too… Read more
At Winchester, we did not experience the forecasted rain event yesterday (5/08/09). It was a light shower in this morning with trace amount of precipitation. One thing I noticed was… Read more
As you probably noticed, the sun is out! And grape vines are moving fast. Our Chardonnay and Cabernet sauvignon has moved quite a bit as well. About 7-90% are 5-7… Read more
At Winchester, yesterday’s (5/6/09) rain started from 5pm (60.8F) and ended at 6:40pm (59.0F); however, the RH was >90% until this morning (8:40am). A total amount of precipitation was 0.05… Read more
Plenty of water affected growth too. About 10% of Chardonnay were 5-7 inches (E-L 12). Growth of Cabernet sauvignon was not as dramatic as that of Chardonnay. As with yesterday,… Read more
Yesterday’s (5/5/09) precipitation at Winchester was 0.27 inches starting from 4:20pm (55.4F) and ended at 9:20pm (53.6F); however, the relative humidity was almost 100% until midnight. Thus, >8 hr of… Read more
We experienced a whole day of rain yesterday (5/4/09). Average temperature was 52F, and amount of precipitation was 0.76 inches. The total length of rain event was over 30 hours,… Read more
The ongoing rain event since yesterday morning (5/3/09, 8 am) has been relatively cold. Starting temperature was about 52F, at mid-night it was 49F, and it has been lower 50’s… Read more
Update on growth stage: Chardonnay was about 70-90% 3-inch growth; Cabernet sauvignon was still about 50% 1-2 inch growth with a variation among vines. Still raining as of 6:45pm… Read more
Yesterday, Winchester had a drizzle during 3-4am with an average temperature of 58F. It was not a major rain event; however, the relative humidity was almost 100% until 10am. In… Read more