tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post5305439837180131797..comments2024-03-28T11:43:03.678+01:00Comments on wcs: Views from the summer vineyardswcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-81084501925441563312010-07-18T07:23:30.453+02:002010-07-18T07:23:30.453+02:00vtt, yup!
jim, thanks! I had not heard the term &...vtt, yup!<br /><br />jim, thanks! I had not heard the term "vendange en vert" before. And I'm with you on the making of wine. The pros do such a fine job. ;)<br /><br />jean, merci.<br /><br />starman, they're pretty much out there every day doing something.<br /><br />michael, wine economics. :)<br /><br />dale, it's too soon (for me) to tell. I'm sure more knowledgeable people can tell from just from looking at the leaves.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-15036735941647349122010-07-18T04:00:38.927+02:002010-07-18T04:00:38.927+02:00OK enough suspense - red or white grapes from a fe...OK enough suspense - red or white grapes from a few postings ago????<br /><br />TroutUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00843738559482363099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-76550178043659576192010-07-18T02:51:43.324+02:002010-07-18T02:51:43.324+02:00you are partially correct -
by concentrating grap...you are partially correct - <br />by concentrating grapes into only so many, it betters the grapes that remain, and make better wine.<br />The other element is cost/supply. Too much wine, even good wine, lowers the price too much.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-52934617678867058142010-07-17T20:41:43.448+02:002010-07-17T20:41:43.448+02:00Are the farmers out there everyday working in the ...Are the farmers out there everyday working in the vineyards? This city boy thinks the place would be overgrown with weeds if not.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-46460371029483060002010-07-17T16:48:08.075+02:002010-07-17T16:48:08.075+02:00Lovely pictures.Lovely pictures.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-16957841747316406492010-07-17T10:51:51.099+02:002010-07-17T10:51:51.099+02:00Walt. Cutting off excess grapes in July and August...Walt. Cutting off excess grapes in July and August is called a green harvest – vendange en vert. As you say the AC laws restrict the amount of wine that can may be made. Cutting off grapes is also intended to increase the quality – getting more concentrated juice from fewer bunches.<br /><br />Increasingly green harvesting is not felt to be the ideal solution better to reduce earlier – prune shorter and debud in the spring. <br /><br />This year in the Cher there was a big 'sortie' – lots of potential grapes. The difficult conditions during flowering probably reduced the crop a bit but from what you say not by that much.<br /><br />I'm never tempted to make wine – happy to leave that to those more competent.<br /><br />JimJim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-43666259802135752572010-07-17T09:59:42.801+02:002010-07-17T09:59:42.801+02:00very promising!very promising!Vương Tử Trựchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822722828908621992noreply@blogger.com