Here is the beginning of a wine...... the final countdowon I took this photo from a neighbor vineyard, the grapes in the photo are next-door of our grape. These grapes are changing color (INVAIATURA= RIPERING) , they are ...., actually, they will be, black and the wine will be red. These grapes are LACRIMA ( tear - teardrop..), . We use this grape variety for to make a , young red wine whit a clear scente of rose. now, of course, we don't see the changing of color in the white grapes, but at the same of red grapes, also they begins maturating. For to harvest , the final countdown started Saluti

Here is the beginning of a wine...... the grape is growing May was be rainy and the soil has amassed a lot of water, June and July (until two days ago) were be sunny. This combination of factor grew vines and the grapes. Now the grapes aren't edibles , the are acid and bitter but in a month, the plant will start transfer the sugar in the grapes , it is the start of ripening of the grapes . Perhaps this grape isn' t nice, but I like it anyway

Here is the beginning of a wine....................... the grapes!!!! I took this photo three days ago. we can see the grapes. Today the grapes are many small, but another 80 days and we can harvest them, In the last mounth it's been very warm and the vines are growed up very quickly and they recupered delay . Exactly 90 days ago the bud started to grow up and now it is at half the way . Buona giornata a tutti

Here is beginning of a wine...........finally we got the flowers The vines are blooming, These vine flowers aren’t very beautiful, and no one would have thought of bringing them to a woman . This year in this vineyard the flowering is late of about one week but we dont’t worry We don't change the forecast harvest date, we will see the weather of next summer and in August when the red grapes change color we can estimate harvest date with more precision Please note : These grapes will be white Buona serata a tutti

Here is beginning of a wine.... from this moment the vine plant will produce more than they consume. In economy it is called break-even-point. The leaf surface is enought great and the photosynthesis of the sugars is biggest of energy use for the grow of the vine shoots. . Just few days and we will can see the bloom. You do not expect rose or orchids, the beautifull of the vine is the wine only. Buona serata a tutti

Here is beginning of a wine....still waiting for it to bloom. Dear friends , still rain ! Poor vines ! Also The temperature is cold still, when the spring and the summer will came back? Also because I'd like to go to the sea. PS: For vines we don't worry , The warm will be here soon.... let's hope... Buona serata a tutti

Here is beginning of a wine.......under the rain Hi friends , this month of May is was very cold and the vine has little vegetative development . We don't change the forecast the moment., in another word, we predict the harvest at september 20th. This forecast has statistic value with a amplitude of +/- 5 days. In every spring or summer there are some days very cold, we must wait the flowering and then we can estimate the day of the harvest wiih a little more precision. We have started to protect against fungal disease : UNCINULA NECATOR and PLASPOPORA VITICOLA commonly known as powdery mildew and downy mildew (in Italian : Oidio e Peronospora ). We use copper and sulphur, as our granparents . Buona serata a tutti

Here is the beginning of a wine ….. the our grape bunches is “ only child “ About 40 days ago a bud was sprouting, a month later we saw the grape bunches, I have hoped that there was two. Today we can see a close-up of the only one grape bunch.. Another 30 days before the flowering and 128 before the harvest. (Always approximately) PS: Did you know that the vines have the flowers? Buona serata a tutti

Here is the beginning of a wine .. the soil or the climate:that is the question:Whether tis nobler.. Some vintners tend to emphasize the specific vineyard location and the characteristic of the soil. Other vintners think that the climate il most important factor of quality. I as descendant of the ancient Latin people say that "In medio stat virtus" , namely that soil and climate are equally important. Buona serata a tutti