We are picking grapes later today. This is our first pick of the vintage and we're bringing in the Pommard block that was planted in 2000. The fruit is definitely ripe. I've attached a picture of a Pinot Noir cluster and you can see some shriveling from the warm weather we had a couple of weeks ago. We plan to pick the rest of the Pinot Noir before Monday, but we'll see. If we can squeak out some more hang time, we'll go for it. I also attached a picture of some Pinot Blanc clusters (they're huge, as usual) and a picture of the harvest bins cleaned and ready for use. They're upside down to prevent the one that don't have slots from filling up with rain.
We had a little rain last week which actually helped firm up some of the clusters that were showing signs of dehydration. I'll post more pictures from the harvest process over the next couple of weeks.
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