We have been working our tails off this growing season (which has been challenging to say the least) and in the past week we have seen changes in our babies. Veraison. The term that marks the point in development where the grapes begin to ripen. The whites are turning a golden color and the berries are starting to soften. The reds are a bit more dramatic, with the colors changing from green to dark purple and softening as well. It is now that sugar begins to accumulate and the acid begins to decrease. It also snaps you into the reality that harvest 2008 is upon us. It is from this point on that we start to manage the ripening of this beautiful fruit and pay particular attention to water stress, fruit architecture and of course birds!
M-S Cabernet at Veraison
