We've been bagging the grapes for days to protect them from the birds and insects. The verdict is that the green drawstring pull bags are the best. I had to cut away a few of the white drawstring bags that failed.
It's quite a stretch but you do get to know your vines and grapes well when you bag. There are a few cheeky birds that defy all the scary things we've installed.
Note to self: Next year, make sure you go through the vineyard, remove the less desirable clusters and make sure the good clusters are free to hang down. Many were trapped in between leaves and vines and not hanging down for accessibility.
We've completed a first go at the vineyard and after double ordering more green bags, are quickly running out. There are many more clusters than I expected and they are getting very tasty. It's quite exciting.
I measured BRIX yesterday and got two readings of 15 from Rondo samples, and a reading of 10 and 18 from Solaris. So not ready yet. Next week I will take 50 grapes of each, mash them, and read the combined BRIX to see what the overall sugar content is and where we are relative to harvest. September here we come. And the weather forecast for the next couple of weeks is superb. This is very exciting! The grapes are very tasty.
News Flash! The courier called and our first batch of equipment is in country and due to be delivered in a couple of days!
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