Everyone talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it
At Sokol Blosser, we have just lived through one of the driest winters in Oregon recorded history. We have had more sun than anyone can remember and we are worried about what this means. Is this just an unusual year or is this part of a climate change popularly referred to as global warming? Will the dry weather continue or will we make up for it with a wet spring and/or summer?
The vines are doing fine now but if we don't get rain, our unirrigated vineyard will suffer this summer. In order to preserve moisture, we are mulching under the vines in part of the vineyard with 8-10 inches of straw. We don't have enough straw to do the whole vineyard this year but we're doing as much as possible. Stay tuned.