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RandyCaparoso.wineauthorSangiovese, with millerandage ("hens and chicks" sized berries) typical of the grape, at the end of July; the biodynamic farmed River's Edge Vineyard, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #sangiovese #vinofarms #veraison #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry
Yesterday's close-up of Zinfandel veraison and millerandage (i.e., "hens and chicks" berries), Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #zinfandel #veraison #millerandage #randycaparosophotography #oldvines
Verasion among old vine Zinfandel continues, west side of Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #oldvines #zinfandel #veraison #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography
Colorful close-up of July veraison; old vine Zinfandel, west side of Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #oldvines #zinfandel #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #veraison #randycaparosophotography
First week of July, old vine veraison. #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography #veraison
Veraison #2, then there was two... #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography #veraison #oldvines #ownrooted
At end of June, first glimpses of veraison (annual change of color) among Lodi old vines... the countdown begins!
#zinfandel #veraison #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #oldvines #ownrooted #randycaparosophotography
#zinfandel #veraison #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #oldvines #ownrooted #randycaparosophotography
Jason HaasThe fact that I'm writing about #veraison in late August is remarkable, though if you've followed #TablasCreek this year you'll know that we're looking at our latest harvest since at least 2011. I dive into what it all means and give my prediction for when we’ll actually start picking in this week's blog. https://tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2023/08/veraison-2023-suggests-a-mid-september-kickoff-to-harvest-plus-photo-updates-on-every-rhone-red.html 9 & END 🧵/
Veraison 2023 suggests a mid-September kickoff to harvest... plus photo updates on every Rhone red
Veraison, if you're unfamiliar with the term, is a physiological stage of grape development where the berries stop accumulating mass and start accumulating sugar. More visibly, red grapes start their color change from green, while white grapes take on more...
OK it's been a while since I did a big grape-growing 🧵. Since we're in the middle of #veraison this is a particularly fun time to do it. I'll go from furthest through version to least far, and cover all 8 of the #ChateauneufDuPape grapes we grow at #TablasCreek. First Syrah. 1/9
