Unusual weather - let the pruning begin

 

Fog enveloping Clew Bay

We've had some unusual weather for mid-winter. Cold frost alternating with fog, hail and sleet showers with lightning and thunder, but not so much wind. Our land is soggy and the midlands are flooded. 

Frost on the window

Flooding in the midlands

But I have managed to start pruning in the vineyard. I got the Pinot Noir and Albarino pruned, followed by the Chardonnay. Now just the Rondo and Solaris left, the latter of which is not going to be easy. 

Alex is going to try propagating the Chardonnay clippings and he's been busy grafting cuttings from Ross house orchard trees onto our fruit trees. We'll see if it works. He's also replacing broken posts of which we have quite a few after that long spell of stormy weather.

Meanwhile, the Guardian reported that a vineyard in the Cotswalds of England won one of the top prizes for their 2021 Sauvignon Blanc. I don't think that would work here as it isn't harvested until October or later. 

Albarino barely visible

The fog returns