June 20, 2020, first day of summer, and our third day of fog and cool weather.  We seem to have reverted to a weather pattern that was once very common throughout spring and summer.  That pattern is daily fog which comes in around 4 in the afternoon, and leaves for about 4-6 hours mid day, with high temperatures in the low 60s.  Fortunately for the grapes, we had a fine spring with daily highs, consistently in the mid 70s to low 80s, which meant good pollination.  My guess is that fruitful bud formation for next year, also, I believe, highly dependent on warm 70-80 degree weather, follows pollination.  I guess next year, and the following few weeks, we’ll find out if this year’s warm spring and early summer ( assuming the fog is not here to stay) is sufficient for good crop development.  Last year it was not, so even with good pollination, I don’t expect much more than the usual crop.

The “usual crop” seems to be less than 2 lbs/vine for the Chardonnay and half that for the Pinot.

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