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October in the vineyard: the first analyses of the new wine and sowing the cover crops
October is the month when the vineyard and the cellar start talking to each other in a different way. The…
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September in the vineyard: the white grape harvest, the first fermentations and waiting for the reds
September is the month when August’s waiting turns into work. After weeks spent tasting bunches and reading the colour of…
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August in the vineyard: ripening, extreme heat and getting ready for the harvest
August is the month when the heat reaches its peak and the vineyard, after the rush of June and the…
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July in the vineyard: veraison, water stress and thinning the bunches
July is the month when the vineyard slows down. After weeks of fast growth, the vine stops stretching out and…
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June in the vineyard: fruit set, canopy management and treatments in the busiest time of year
June is the busiest month of the year. Flowering is over, the tiny berries are forming and the vines are…
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May in the vineyard and cellar: flowering and bottling
May is the month when the vineyard speeds up. The shoots that were still fragile in April now grow fast,…
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April in the vineyard: budbreak, the first treatments and the real start of the season
April is the month when everything changes. The vineyard stops being a drawing of wood and wire and becomes something…
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March in the vineyard: the final tying and the balance before budbreak
March is the month when tying down the canes enters its decisive phase. If February was spent calmly working on…
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February in the vineyard: the month for putting things in order before the restart
February is a month of continuity. Pruning is by now almost finished and the vineyard enters a less visible but…
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Winter pruning of the vine: how we tackle January in our vineyards
December and January are the months when work in the vineyard starts again at a slow but precise pace. Winter…