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Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Schweiger Sep 5, 2009.
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Andrew Schweiger replied to Sheldon Richards's discussion Shatter"No shatter to report at Schweiger in Merlot or Malbec. Very healthy crop all the way around. Merlot about 10% above normal, Malbec normal, Cabernet 20% of normal. Looking forward to a fun harvest!"
perry butler replied to Sheldon Richards's discussion Shatter"At Juslyn we had no shatter of our Merlot but did have problems with our P.V. Maybe 20% of our crop was lost to shatter . We are at 700 feet which makes a big difference for the Merlot . Cab is looking great .Picked our S.B. today from the valley…"
Tom Ferrell replied to Sheldon Richards's discussion Shatter"Stu Smith reports the same thing here in an interview on The Cork Board."
Ron Rosenbrand replied to Sheldon Richards's discussion Shatter"I have a tremendous amount of shatter in our Merlot this year. Other varietals weren't affected at SMV. I have also talked to others on Spring Mountain and seen some vineyards first hand, it seems that everyone that has Merlot has some degree…"
Tom Ferrell replied to Sheldon Richards's discussion Shatter"Regarding what to leave and what to drop I could not say with any confidence...except we might find out with the use of the sorting table and separate wine lots."
Sheldon Richards replied to Sheldon Richards's discussion Shatter"I've seen bad shatter in some other SMD vineyards as well. I guess my next question is what to use or what to save? I don't want all of the shot berries and old dried out flowers in my wine, so I have dropped almost all of them. Plus, I…"
Tom Ferrell replied to Sheldon Richards's discussion Shatter"A couple of comments, Sheldon. First, my experience is that Merlot and Malbec are more susceptable to shatter than other varieties. Second, though weather during this years bloom is undoubtably the cause of shatter in Paloma Merlot, weather…"
Sheldon Richards commented on Tom Ferrell's blog post Harvest in July"When is your next picking! I'm inviting myself for blackberry pie!"
Sheldon Richards posted a discussionShatter
I am wondering if other vineyards on Spring Mountain or the Napa Valley in general are experiencing the level of shatter that we have here at Paloma Vineyard? For those of you that don't know what shatter is: It occurs when the grapevine is about to bloom. If there is rain, drizzle or even heavy fog, the blossom will not open and the future grapes do not get fertilized and don't bear fruit! Merlot is a varietal that is very susceptible to shatter. In '04, '05 and '08 we suffered from shatter,…See More
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