Comments on: 20% of Rebecca’s Vineyard Crop Lost http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/ A blog about starting and building a family winery in the Russian River Valley Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:29:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Patrick http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-104653 Patrick Fri, 16 May 2008 09:52:01 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-104653 Welcome to the risky bits of cool climate Pinot Noir growing places. Now, as it is still very early in the season, you will have enough time left for the new shoots to ripen their own fruit. We just started to have budbirst over in Germany here on that date. The big problem will be canopy management. A great big mess and extra work... And pruning next winter is the next challenge. We had sufferd a lot of frost damage in Nov 2007 in NZ. We had to spur prune many vines. Depending on the variety, we didn't get a good fruit set and ended up with hardly any grapes. Well at least we got our frost problem solved with a new wind machine. Welcome to the risky bits of cool climate Pinot Noir growing places. Now, as it is still very early in the season, you will have enough time left for the new shoots to ripen their own fruit. We just started to have budbirst over in Germany here on that date. The big problem will be canopy management. A great big mess and extra work… And pruning next winter is the next challenge. We had sufferd a lot of frost damage in Nov 2007 in NZ. We had to spur prune many vines. Depending on the variety, we didn’t get a good fruit set and ended up with hardly any grapes.
Well at least we got our frost problem solved with a new wind machine.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-101470 Jeremy Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:12:43 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-101470 Gee wiz Shannon, the guy just lost 20% of his crop, maybe save it for another post huh.... Dang, sorry to hear this. Don't get down man, this kind of thing has a way of working itself out--there is a silver lining somewhere!! Gee wiz Shannon, the guy just lost 20% of his crop, maybe save it for another post huh….

Dang, sorry to hear this. Don’t get down man, this kind of thing has a way of working itself out–there is a silver lining somewhere!!

]]> By: Noble Pig http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-101285 Noble Pig Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:05:48 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-101285 Wow, I am so, so sorry. I can't even imagine the heartbreak. I hope you have overestimated and time will tell. Don't feel defeated, push on my friend. Wow, I am so, so sorry. I can’t even imagine the heartbreak. I hope you have overestimated and time will tell. Don’t feel defeated, push on my friend.

]]> By: Benjamin http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-101237 Benjamin Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:20:48 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-101237 Josh, Sorry to hear about this loss and also sorry I missed you at WineTwo. Kind Regards, Benjamin Arnold Josh,

Sorry to hear about this loss and also sorry I missed you at WineTwo.

Kind Regards,

Benjamin Arnold

]]> By: Shannon http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-100921 Shannon Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:05:28 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-100921 Hi Josh, My name is Shannon and I'm the editorial assistant at Foodbuzz.com. Following up on a recent email invitation to be a part of our newly launched Foodbuzz Featured Publisher program, I just want to reiterate that the Foodbuzz team loves reading your posts and would be very excited to have you become a part of our blogging community. I would love to send you more details about the program, so if you are interested, please email me at Shannon@foodbuzz.com. Cheers! Shannon Eliot Editorial Assistant, Foodbuzz.com shannon@foodbuzz.com Hi Josh,

My name is Shannon and I’m the editorial assistant at Foodbuzz.com. Following up on a recent email invitation to be a part of our newly launched Foodbuzz Featured Publisher program, I just want to reiterate that the Foodbuzz team loves reading your posts and would be very excited to have you become a part of our blogging community. I would love to send you more details about the program, so if you are interested, please email me at Shannon@foodbuzz.com.

Cheers!

Shannon Eliot
Editorial Assistant, Foodbuzz.com
shannon@foodbuzz.com

]]> By: Cmonkey http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-100917 Cmonkey Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:41:59 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-100917 Sorry to hear...I talked to Twisted Jeff last night briefly about all the frost as well. That's rough. We'll keep our fingers crossed... Sorry to hear…I talked to Twisted Jeff last night briefly about all the frost as well. That’s rough.

We’ll keep our fingers crossed…

]]> By: Morgan http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-100826 Morgan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:14:27 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-100826 Ouch. There is nothing uglier than a young shoot burned by frost. And this time of year is the worst-- it is after the frost date, and pruning later would still have done nothing. Just a nice f-you from la mere nature. I will be up early next week to survey the damage. That image is just ugly-- like a bad year in champagne. It makes me cry inside. Ouch. There is nothing uglier than a young shoot burned by frost. And this time of year is the worst– it is after the frost date, and pruning later would still have done nothing. Just a nice f-you from la mere nature. I will be up early next week to survey the damage.

That image is just ugly– like a bad year in champagne. It makes me cry inside.

]]> By: acpfoto http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-100735 acpfoto Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:15:00 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-100735 Dude!! My sympathies as well. A great nation rises from the rubble of mother nature. Talk with you soon. Dude!! My sympathies as well.

A great nation rises from the rubble of mother nature. Talk with you soon.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-100724 Dr. Vino Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:29:56 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-100724 Wow, really too bad. And with your permit issue last year... Just think how great the book version of your story will be after overcoming this adversity! "Neither bureaucrats nor acts of God could keep the pinotblogger down..." Wow, really too bad. And with your permit issue last year…

Just think how great the book version of your story will be after overcoming this adversity! “Neither bureaucrats nor acts of God could keep the pinotblogger down…”

]]> By: rama http://www.pinotblogger.com/2008/04/23/20-of-rebeccas-vineyard-crop-lost/#comment-100645 rama Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:56:59 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/?p=382#comment-100645 wow, that sucks. sorry. :( out of curiosity, why don't you get some fans/mister thingies? too expensive? wow, that sucks. sorry. :( out of curiosity, why don’t you get some fans/mister thingies? too expensive?

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