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Grounded Grapegrowing GLENN MCGOURT Y P Crop Estimation Revisited Highlights redicting grapevine yield is something everyone would like to understand better. Vineyards average between 15% and 30% difference in yields from year to year. With such variability and uncertainty, it is difficult some years to forecast wine inventories and cash flow for the entire supply chain from grower to retailer. Understanding how these yield variations occur is an important part of farming winegrapes. The process of setting a vineyard crop starts almost a year be- fore the vines flower and set a crop for the current season. As the vines flower, the beginning of the next crop is starting in the cells of the stems. Of course, crop load is determined in part by how many buds are left behind at pruning time. This is the first opportunity for • Vineyard yields vary by 15% to 30% most seasons. • The "lag phase" of fruit development, about 55 days after bloom is complete, is a good time to get your first accurate crop forecast. • Hot late-season weather can significantly lower your crop esti- mates if fruit dehydrates. MichaelDusiWarehouse_Dir07 10/25/06 11:49 AM Page 1 • Climate Controlled Bonded Wine Storage Facility • Cased Goods, Full Barrels, and Dry Goods • Centrally located in Paso Robles • Unix Inventory System Trucking, Harvesting and Warehousing Available! 3230 Riverside Ave, Ste # 150 Paso Robles, CA 93446 Phone (805) 237-9499 Fax (805) 237-9599 PERFECT FOR SENSITIVE GRAPES HEART OF THE FINGER LAKES 159 ACRES: =/80 Tillable; Land sloping toward 1100' East Shore Cayuga Lake. Should be good for vinivera grapes. Truly a unique, pristine and private property in the Heart of the Finger Lakes. Property flanked by two streams, gulley. Victorian 5 bedroom, 1.5 baths. $1,650,000 Senecayuga Properties, LLC 97 Fall St., PO Box 386, Seneca Falls Mel Russo Office: 315-568-9404 • Cell: 315-246-3997 senecayuga@aol.com • www.senecayuga.com Licensed Real Estate Broker/Owner 52 Wines & Vines JUne 2012