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In a year such as we’ve had in 2010, one would think that conditions for an outstanding vintage would be a given. Warm, dry weather with an associated reduction of disease pressure and an apparent decline in Japanese Beetle populations have put us a little closer to the ideal growing conditions enjoyed by our West Coast brethren. We have however, a new threat to wine quality that goes beyond our normal climatic challenges in the Mid Atlantic – the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.

Continue reading # 12- A Stinky Situation – Stink B...

After a winter such as this past one, with record setting snowfall and heavy rains, one would think drought conditions in the summer months would be improbable. And one would be correct; if one were not a grapevine. While the water table and other reserves of drinking water currently remain at stable levels, the lack of rain combined with record high temperatures have created ‘drought like’ conditions in most vineyards in the area.

Continue reading #9- Drought Hits the East: Tom’s V...