Last week, the Cabernet Sauvignon from our vineyards located in Ürgüp were blooming. And last week we also had big storms... The bloom hasn’t taken place in optimum conditions and there is a lot of “coulure” : because of rain and cool temperatures, many small berries (as big as a pellet) fall down. It is still too early to do an accurate forecast, but overall it seems that yield losses will be quite small and quite beneficial.
Indeed, the potential yields were too high. This rain has regulated them naturally.
This week in the vineyard, our team is making a job that we call “relevage” in French. The branches grow in different directions, particularly in the rank, preventing the tractor to go through it.
before the "relevage"
The “relevage” is done by tying the branches between wires and thus a wall of vegetation is formed, whose thickness is controlled.
This allows to create a microclimate that’s favorable to photosynthesis, maturation of the grape and the good development of the vine.
after "relevage"
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