This is an image of the Pinot Noir vine we have been following since the beginning of the growth cycle. Last week there was a great deal more foliage. Workers have gone through to ‘clean the head’ – remove excess foliage and shoots to better expose the fruit and reduce the canopy.
Later they will train the vine so that it grows vertically between the pairs of supporting wires. Vertical training permits more leaf exposure. Leaves shadowed by other leaves do not provide the photosynthesis necessary for the vine to mature.
And later still they will return to remove leaves that shade the maturing grapes. Night and early morning fog dampens the grapes, and although the cooling is beneficial the moisture is not.
To see the growth cycle from the beginning:
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