Mildew on the grappes.

Since the time taht we are talking about it, here is finally, wth no doubt, the devastating effects of mildew on our grapes.Part of the grape don't have sap and the affected grapes dry and fall.

The ripening keep going.

Withe the sun and heat, ripening keep going. More and more fruits are turning dark et the grapes of Pinot Noir are starting to take their final color.

Hare on the terrace.

Last week it was an Hedgehog. Today it's a young Hare who came to visit us on the terrace. Our mouvements did'n't afraid it but the noise of the camera when i shot the picture did, even if I was inside with all the doors and windows closed !

The Ripening.

A few grains begin to change color under the action of the sun. We call this phase of the cycle of the evolution of the grape : The Ripening.

Pinot Noir are turning red.

Sugars are now starting to build up in the grape and causes a fall in organic acids. The grape is now at its final size.

The new color also marked the appearence of the phenolic compounds that are tannins :

-Anthocyanins are going to give the red color to the skin.

-Flavones make grain pale green, slightly transparent.

Young Hedgehog.

It seemed to me I have heard noise in the vine at the end of the day, but we had so much rabbits, hares and birds that surround us, I was not so much interested. And then, i saw this young hedgehog close to the terrasse looking for some worm or inscetes.

Dress code : Green with yellow polka spots.

The summer trend is green with yellow polka spots in our vineyards. If contamination of the leaves is real, we are plesed that the much drier and hot weather of the recent weeks allowed to limit the development of mildew. Te leaves are much affected, grappes have been largely spared. The Chardonnay of Villers-Marmery are doing very well, and the counting shows a little more affected grappes in the plots of Pinot Noir of Verzy and Verzenay...But the proportion is perfectly acceptable. Phew !