Comments on: Huge unexpected early rain storm could compromise 2009 Cabernet vintage http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/14/huge-unexpected-early-rain-storm-could-compromise-2009-cabernet-vintage/ A blog about the world of wine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Ken Musso http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/14/huge-unexpected-early-rain-storm-could-compromise-2009-cabernet-vintage/comment-page-1/#comment-17027 Ken Musso Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:52:48 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4166#comment-17027 Our Italian varietals of dolcetto and nebbiolo from the Sierra foothills were picked on Sept. 26th and Oct. 3, respectively. Seems to be best ever balanced with great acids and no sunburn from the very cool year. Our Napa cab from SouthEast Napa is always a struggle to ripen and the storm hit at 23.2. We will be looking closely today for mold and then firing up the leaf blowers. Our feeling is if the canopy is healthy and survived the winds, the cabs will survive just fine, the bigger concern is the humidity which has followed. Even yesterday in the Sierra vineyards the humidity was 74% at 78 degrees. Our Italian varietals of dolcetto and nebbiolo from the Sierra foothills were picked on Sept. 26th and Oct. 3, respectively. Seems to be best ever balanced with great acids and no sunburn from the very cool year.
Our Napa cab from SouthEast Napa is always a struggle to ripen and the storm hit at 23.2. We will be looking closely today for mold and then firing up the leaf blowers.
Our feeling is if the canopy is healthy and survived the winds, the cabs will survive just fine, the bigger concern is the humidity which has followed. Even yesterday in the Sierra vineyards the humidity was 74% at 78 degrees.

]]> By: Tom R http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/14/huge-unexpected-early-rain-storm-could-compromise-2009-cabernet-vintage/comment-page-1/#comment-16962 Tom R Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:34:08 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4166#comment-16962 Cover crops should not be growing this time of year, and therefore shouldn't be mopping up excess water (and competing with the grapevine). Cover crops should not be growing this time of year, and therefore shouldn’t be mopping up excess water (and competing with the grapevine).

]]> By: Arthur, winesooth http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/14/huge-unexpected-early-rain-storm-could-compromise-2009-cabernet-vintage/comment-page-1/#comment-16948 Arthur, winesooth Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:52:51 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4166#comment-16948 Thanks Pete I check that along with weather.com. I do have to admit that the discrepancy between the two sources is confusing. Thanks Pete
I check that along with weather.com.
I do have to admit that the discrepancy between the two sources is confusing.

]]> By: Pete http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/14/huge-unexpected-early-rain-storm-could-compromise-2009-cabernet-vintage/comment-page-1/#comment-16921 Pete Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:29:47 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4166#comment-16921 Arthur (and anyone else interested), the most comprehensive daily 24-hour rainfall data I recommend going with the California-Nevada River Forecast Center out of Sacramento. They've got the state covered -- cities, hamlets, rural fire stations, dams, reservoirs, lookouts, ranger stations, you name it, every valley, hill and mountaintop in the state is measured so they know what's going on in the watersheds. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/versprod.php?pil=HYD&sid=RSA There are many other sources for similar data sliced into different time intervals etc. Feel free to email me at napapjd [@] yahoo.com and I'd be happy to exchange links or whatever insights/info might be helpful. Cheers, Pete Arthur (and anyone else interested), the most comprehensive daily 24-hour rainfall data I recommend going with the California-Nevada River Forecast Center out of Sacramento. They’ve got the state covered — cities, hamlets, rural fire stations, dams, reservoirs, lookouts, ranger stations, you name it, every valley, hill and mountaintop in the state is measured so they know what’s going on in the watersheds.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/versprod.php?pil=HYD&sid=RSA

There are many other sources for similar data sliced into different time intervals etc. Feel free to email me at napapjd [@] yahoo.com and I’d be happy to exchange links or whatever insights/info might be helpful.

Cheers,
Pete

]]> By: Dylan http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/14/huge-unexpected-early-rain-storm-could-compromise-2009-cabernet-vintage/comment-page-1/#comment-16908 Dylan Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:52:28 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4166#comment-16908 I hope everyone makes out from this the best they can. It would be an absolute shame to have so many beautiful, hard-earned crops overturned by botrytis this close to the finish line. I hope everyone makes out from this the best they can. It would be an absolute shame to have so many beautiful, hard-earned crops overturned by botrytis this close to the finish line.

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