The days grow longer and winter rains are washing 2020 away. Our covercrop is seeded everywhere. We’ve had a few nice, gentle rains and some warm days to spark germination and get the peas and fava beans growing. After a month of frosty nights, dormancy is nearly complete, and we’re set to start pruning on 25 January. Welcome 2021!
As the dust settled on harvest, we spent a couple months finishing the trellises on our two new Cabernet Sauvignon blocks, which are coming along nicely. Each single Cabernet bud grafted onto a St. George rootstock in May grew vigorously into a grapevine! This year, in their “third leaf”, we expect to get some fruit, at least enough to make a little wine to get a feel for what these vines will do.
We also replaced the old trellises in Kronos and Sunbasket Vineyards. We are happy to report that these veterans are thriving. Kronos Vineyard will celebrate 50 years in 2021!