Word from the North Country has been relatively good as regards vine damage, based on early random bud samples and their reported survival rates after the deep cold that was delivered this winter. Once we get out into the vineyard to do the pruning, and we visit every vine, that’s when you get a true picture of what is going on. In this particular case, the visual I got was a real shocker. The buds may have held up, but while working a couple of Lake Champlain Valley vineyards in NY and VT, we found some pretty significant trunk damage.…
Winter Vine Damage Low Down
