Taylors Pass 2014 Ian Buck Vineyard Manager Year in Review G o - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Taylors Pass 2014 Ian Buck Vineyard Manager

Year in Review • G o o d g r o w in g s e a s o n , w a r m d r y flo w e r in g • Time ly r a in e ve n ts to s u p p le me n t ir r ig a tio n • H ig h n u mb e r o f b u n c h e s • H ig h q u ality c le a n p a r c e ls fr u it a t h a r ve s t • We t e n d to th e s e a s o n d u r in g h a r ve s t

Tonnages harvest 2014 • 3 0 T c h a r d o n n a y • 4 0 T p i n o t n o i r • 5 3 T p i n o t g r i s • 9 0 T r i e s l i n g • 7 11 T s a u v i g n o n b l a n c • 9 2 4 T t o t a l h a r v e s t c o m p a r e d t o 8 0 6 T i n 2 0 1 3

Chardonnay vines pre-pruned

Chardonnay florets

Pre Harvest

Chardonnay bunch

Chardonnay hand harvest

Ripe Pinot Noir Grapes

Sauvignon Blanc ripening

This season • D r y w i n t e r, l o w s o i l m o i s t u r e l e v e l s • M a j o r i r r i g a t i o n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i m p r o v e m e n t s • E a r l y c o u n t s s h o w h i g h n u m b e r o f b u n c h e s p e r v i n e • F o r e c a s t i n g a v e r a g e s e a s o n • We a t h e r d e p e n d i n g , a n o t h e r g o o d h a r v e s t

Sun rise after frost

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