Veraison - It's Here!
Purple is popping up in the Vineyard this week! This is an exciting time that means that Harvest is nearly here.
Veraison is a French term that has been adapted to modern viticulture to mean the "change of color of the grape berries". Veraison for us means a few things:
- Our berries are changing from the growth process to the ripening process.
- We won't have the threat of mildew in our Vineyard because the sugar levels in the berries have grown too high for mildew to grow.
- It's time for us to thin the number of berry clusters per vine, reducing our crop to increase the quality of fruit.
- Harvest will occur in approximately 4-5 weeks!
Veraison is a pretty time in the Vineyard - our Pinot Noir clusters turn slowly, one berry at a time, from bright green to deep red and finally to purple. Even our Pinot Gris clusters gets in on the action, turning from green to a grayish light purple. We're looking forward to watching our Vineyard burst into color - we'll keep you updated on our preparations for Harvest!