June 2025 – Around The Vineyard
June has been a month of explosive vine growth driven by very welcome high temperatures and sunny skies! It has also been very windy, leading to some vines blowing over. Tying the fruiting shoots to the wires has therefore been one of our main priorities.
We were delighted that the heat triggered an early flowering as the skin round the grapelets burst to give the welcome star effect that signifies fertility and a viable grape. This is the stage which failed in 2024 resulting in very low or zero yield in many vineyards.
We’ll soon begin leaf removal around the potential grape bunches to improve air flow and sun penetration as well as trimming the ends of the vines projecting above the top wire to keep the canopy as open as possible.
