We’re inching ever forward with harvest. Veraison is advancing as it should, with clusters having fuller deep red color, and the berries are beginning to soften. However we are still far from completing veraison. While the Cabernet Franc is starting to show some light pink color, our attention has been distracted by a black bear who is roaming the neighborhood and helping itself to the local apples and doesn’t seem to mind munching on our unripe grapes.
Written by Stuart Smith, Smith-Madrone Winery, published in Napa Valley Register
