Terroir Project

2018’s planting struggled to get going this spring. Some vines did not make it through the winter, as they were too weak after the unforgiving rains and lack of sun last year. The planting is looking healthier now. As is often the case, these baby vines are trying to produce grapes. However, they are too young, and don’t have the root structure to both ripen a crop and develop their own structural foundation.

The only way to prevent them from producing a crop is to remove the clusters. By hand of course. The sooner the better, as it takes a lot of energy for the young vines to flower, pollinate, and start to develop the tiny berries. We have already completed deflowering, so the vines will only produce leaves this year. Next year they should be strong enough to support a small first crop.

Linden Vineyards / Learn More / Latest at Linden / Terroir Project | Update: June 2019