The vines are hedged several times during the growing season to prevent the canes from falling over the training wires and shading the grapes. Both vertical and lateral canes are cut.
The photos show the vineyard from the upper northern shelf, the winery is in the background. Enrique, the vineyard foreman, is hedging the Syrah, our oldest block, planted in 1972 and still producing our finest Syrah. In the first photo this block stands out for the row spacing. In the 1970s we planted in 12 foot rows, because narrower tractors were not available. Today as we re-plant the old vineyard rows are 6 feet.
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