Morning Ya'll,
Well, the weather continues to be rainy with intermittent rays of sunshine. The forecast looks like things should start clearing up next week. I have been getting many questions in regards to the vineyard and how this is affecting us. While this weather is not ideal we are not at the end of Harvest yet and we still have an entire summer ahead of us and hopefully a beautiful Fall. So needless to say I have not yet had any doubts that we can still have a great year!
The weather does cause us to change strategies. In many respects vineyard management is like a game of chess. The reality of this business is when we win it is because Mother Nature let's us. We cannot out-wit mother nature, but we have to adjust our strategy based on her moves.
Our strategy in the vineyard has changed a bit. Every year we remove leaves from the fruit zone (the area in which all of the grapes grow) to allow for sun exposure. We will begin this process a bit earlier than usual to help counteract the overcast conditions we have had. I guess you can say that this is a combination of being reactive and proactive. We do this to encourage drying in the soon to be flowering clusters. More drying equals better fruit set and less disease pressures for us.
On the event side of things the US Open at Bethpage Black is in full-swing (pun intended). We are very pleased to be pouring at the NYS Hospitality tent. Unfortunately, the rain has put a bit of a damper (pun intended) on tournament play but play will resume today. It is a great honor for us to be pouring at this tournament of great competitor's.
We will be the host of several great events this weekend including a Gala for the Peconic Bay Medical Center, Casino Night for East End Art's Council, Summer Time Grillin', and a Sports Memorabilia Show to name a few! So, please let people know about all of the great things that we have going on farm.
That's the news for now, talk with ya'll soon!
Cheers,
Juan.
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