Month: December

Key Activity: Erosion Control 

Key Color: Magenta, color of new Regan red wines

Key Vine Stage: Leaf senescence, leaves turn a golden color and fall to the ground as vines move into dormancy.

As the days shorten and temperatures drop, green leaves turn a yellow-gold color and fall off the vines. This process is known as senescence and it identifies a vine moving towards full dormancy. In this way, the vines become prepared for the cold, wet winter ahead. (By way of contrast, when a grapevine is grown in a tropical climate, it becomes evergreen and yields three crops per year!)

Sincerely,

John Bargetto

Director of Winemaking

Monthly Progress Reports: A look at month to month activity in the vineyard.

January: Continuous Pruning                             

February: Pruning of 24,000 grapevines

March: Dormant sulfur spraying         

April: Discing

May: Shoot removal                                      

June: Leaf Pulling

July: Shoot Positioning                                  

August: Thinning

September: Sugar Testing (Brix) of Berries

October: HARVEST!

November: Fertilizing 

December: Erosion Control