Section 4 · August
Veraison
The week the fruit changes.
Softening, colour and sugar all begin within a few days of each other. The vine stops building shoots and starts filling fruit, and the block changes faster in that week than in any other.
What these months decide
August| Month | In the vineyard | What it costs to get wrong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Veraison; the fruit softens and colours | Birds arrive the week the colour comes |
Entries in Veraison
4 entries- The week it changesColour, softening and sugar all begin within a few days. The vine switches from growing to ripening.
- Uneven ripeningTwo bunches on one vine at different stages, and what causes it.
- NettingBirds arrive the week the fruit sweetens. Nets go on and stay on.
- SamplingWalking the block picking berries to measure, and why the sample is the hard part.