curious about experiences harvesting the second growth. quality
differences? challenges?

I have an opportunity to get some carneros pinot. wondering if it's
worth the effort.

let me qualify that statement a little before I get the "of course it's
worth it"

second growths do not have the same volume of grapes in the clusters.
they're approx 20% the size of a first growth. I checked out the
grapes last weekend and they were still pretty tart (the first picking
occurred 3 weeks ago today). I'm curious about experiences that
required selective picking, issues with the numbers, etc. the second
part of this is that I will be hand destemming. between the picking
and destemming I could be at this all weekend with only a couple
hundred pounds.

I'm already planning on having plenty of wine this year. I would,
however, love to do a pinot.

Hi Patrick
Can you describe what you mean as secondary growth. Are you referring to
the 2nd and third clusters on a shoot or the small clusters that develop at
the end of the shoot?

thanks
Joe

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let me qualify that statement a little before I get the "of course it's
worth it"

second growths do not have the same volume of grapes in the clusters.
they're approx 20% the size of a first growth. I checked out the
grapes last weekend and they were still pretty tart (the first picking
occurred 3 weeks ago today). I'm curious about experiences that
required selective picking, issues with the numbers, etc. the second
part of this is that I will be hand destemming. between the picking
and destemming I could be at this all weekend with only a couple
hundred pounds.

I'm already planning on having plenty of wine this year. I would,
however, love to do a pinot.

Patrick,
I pick second crop Pinot in Carneros every year and let me say it does
not last long. It has never received anything less than a silver medal
in the Harvest Fair in Santa Rosa. I say go for it. It is harder
picking sure but that just makes it that much better (and harder to
share). It is worth the effort in my opinion.

Joe

Patrick wrote:

curious about experiences harvesting the second growth. quality
differences? challenges?

I have an opportunity to get some carneros pinot. wondering if it's
worth the effort.

picked this weekend. looking forward to the results. Good to hear
some success stories.

btw, it was a *long* day of picking.