This should be called the Sierra Vista Vineyard saga to day because we have several comments. First the Chardonnay is plumping up nicely and appears close to verasion but I do not taste any sweetness yet. It is approaching translucence not quite there. You can notice that the plant is not putting on any additional growth again because the energy is all going into the grapes. The plants are trying to reproduce but little do they know that we have other intentions for the fruit of their labor.
Halelujah!! We do have the initial signs of verasion as shown on the photo of a mourvedre cluster. Sunday I found a few colored merlot berries and also some on the Syrah. The photo below shows the initial stages and we may be able to do some harvest around the first of Oct.
Verasion is when the red grapes start turning color and it is usually 6 +/- weeks till harvest.
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