Frosty Bottoms

   Its been a bit chilly our here at night, so we went around to check for frost damage at the bottom of the Syrah blocks.  Lucky us, no real damage, but as you can see here, the bottom of the block is still just undergoing bud break, while the rest of the vineyard is all shoots and ladders.  Last year, we had to harvest these blocks in halves as the top vines were ripe about a week before the bottoms, and I would say right now just from bud break, the bottom is already a week behind.