Thursday 2 August 2012

Strong Growth - Pinot Noir.

Imagine a Pinot Noir that can grow from this......



To this.....



With a stem as thick as this!



Such strong growth means a few bunches will be allowed to form on it next year. It is now set up as a healthy vigorous vine.

A little delving leads me to the conclusion that this plant is not the classic Pinot Noir but an early ripening form - Pinot Noir Precoce (early Pinot Noir) or Fruhburgunder as it is called in germany. Pinot Noir Precoce is widely planted in many of britain's commercial vineyards because it is a more reliable ripener than Pinot Noir.

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