Now that it is June here in Walla Walla, summer seems to have finally arrived. We have had a few weeks now of warm weather and the vineyard is loving it. Lots of sun shine and temperatures in the upper 80s has really kicked the vineyard into high gear. It seems like this time of year you can watch the vines growing.
By the time we leave the winery in the evening the shoots seem to have grown 3 inches since the morning. All of this quick growth means lots of work for the vineyard crew.
This is the time of year for shoot thinning. Even after all of the pruning from the early spring the vines still have a tendency to put out too much growth.
The target amount of growth for each vine is two canes per spur on the cordon, so the vineyard crew is out pulling off the extra shoots. They have to work quickly but they do have to be careful with which shoots they remove.
They have to keep an eye on which canes are bearing fruit and which canes they will want to use next year, all while trying to work quickly because the vineyard is continuing to grow and there is a fair amount of acreage that needs thinning. It always really impresses me that the vineyard crew can work so fast and be so meticulous at the same time. I know that I wouldn't be able to keep up with them.
Now that it is June here in Walla Walla, summer seems to have finally arrived. We have had a few weeks now of warm weather and the vineyard is loving it. Lots of sun shine and temperatures in the upper 80s has really kicked the vineyard into high gear. It seems like this time of year you can watch the vines growing. 
By the time we leave the winery in the evening the shoots seem to have grown 3 inches since the morning. All of this quick growth means lots of work for the vineyard crew.
This is the time of year for shoot thinning. Even after all of the pruning from the early spring the vines still have a tendency to put out too much growth. 
The target amount of growth for each vine is two canes per spur on the cordon, so the vineyard crew is out pulling off the extra shoots. They have to work quickly but they do have to be careful with which shoots they remove. 
They have to keep an eye on which canes are bearing fruit and which canes they will want to use next year, all while trying to work quickly because the vineyard is continuing to grow and there is a fair amount of acreage that needs thinning. It always really impresses me that the vineyard crew can work so fast and be so meticulous at the same time. I know that I wouldn't be able to keep up with them.
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