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What's up with that? Is this bad news for wine makers or no big deal?
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Ugh! Thank GOD my bedroom has an A/C...
"What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?" -- W.C. Fields |
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It's bad news for vineyard crews. At least for people who do green thinning and suckering. Means they are working in the heat right now.
My guys haven't complained yet, but I'm letting them stop at 3PM each day. It's been a wierd year so far. Almost no mildew pressure all year because it's been so cold, then we get a couple days of heat and the index starts to climb, then it gets really hot and the index falls again. For people who had frost damage this is probably good, it will get their plants going finally pushing new shoots. Paul Romero (tlily)- Owner, Winemaker, Tour Guide Stefania Wine http://www.stefaniawine.com |
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I'll be in St Helena tomorrow for Insignia Day. Was going to make a day of it, but now just thinking about attending the event only due to the heat (starts at 4pm).
Rode my bike 30 miles this morning for Ride to Work Day when it was only 85 degrees... |
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With gas prices your bike sounds like a great place to go!
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And 102, here in Sactown....
Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity.... |
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Wouldn't it be kinder to let them rest between 11 and 2 when it's hottest? Assuming they want to, of course.
Josh Hermsmeyer of Capozzi winery in Sonoma was saying that the heat came at the worst possible time for him, stressing the vines just as they are flowering. You can follow him at http://twitter.com/pinotblogger http://scmwine.wikispaces.com http://scmwine.blogspot.com http://blogs.sun.com/davetong http://twitter.com/davetong |
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I work out of the house. Rode with my girlfriend to her job, then turned around and rode back home.
I thought I had it bad until she rode home in the peak of the heat. |
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Was about 100 here in the east bay. Will be again tomorrow. BBQ weather!!
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My car registered 102 outside at 5PM when I drove home through Napa yesterday...
"Allocating wines is not rocket science. I mean, any dipsh-t can figure out rocket science." Dan Kosta |
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Sunny and 55 - 79 here this weekend.
 I will check back in August and report.  |
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That's insane. Is it normally hot this time of year? I am in NC and it hasn't been anywhere close to that hot. Our temps are going to be similar to what wine + art posted, but little cooler.
At least it's a dry heat (just kidding). |
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Sounds more like golf weather to me. And I believe it's coming our way. |
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yea, but I hear you guys have an ant infestation problem |
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g-man, you were one of my favorite posters. Never confuse Dallas for Houston!    |
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Ugh. I hate August. Last year was unbelievably terrible. We had the highest number of 90+ days in history and it did not subside until late October. Awful. |
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What state are you in Keeno? |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:The_New_Yorker%2C_19...ced_and_dated%29.PNG HEHE |
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No, these temps aren't normal for this time of year, these are close to records. San Francisco averages 65 for May, while the area I'm in averages 78. |
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My bad. I'm in North Carolina. Drought was/is horrible too. |
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Dave - 3-5 is the hottest time of the day. 11-1 isn't bad usually.
They are in Corrolitos today at the Woodruff Family Vineyard, pulling up wire. A low stress job and right along the coast. They'll take the weekend off (I'm working Sunday) and we'll finish up suckering on the East side next week when it's cooler. The only thing I have flowering right now is the Haut Tubee Vineyard. Bad timing, I need to tie up the vines tomorrow morning for the party tomorrow night, and that will probably drop my yield 20-30%. Either that or people will be tripping over them while they eat ribs. Paul Romero (tlily)- Owner, Winemaker, Tour Guide Stefania Wine http://www.stefaniawine.com |
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Seems to me that we always have a mini heat wave for a few days every May, usually at the end of the month.
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I think it'd be more the wine then the vines that would cause tripping over. |
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