Sultry Summer Mornings

Summer is here and the warm steamy mornings have begun.  This weekend at the vineyard we will be starting early to beat the heat as we work to pull off shoots to limit the amount of fruit that the vines will set.  The conditions have been very good so far here at Cassel Vineyards but early reports from other vineyards are saying there was a late frost that killed many of their initial shoots.  Fortunately, we did not have that experience so our vines are heading into June at full production.  A lot can change in a short amount of time but we feel very fortunate right now.  This weekend should be the bloom as the temperatures in the 90s will allow the plants to increase their sugar production.  I will post some of those pictures on Sunday.