Veraison At Last.

Veraison is the french term for the onset of ripening when red grapes begin to show colour and white grapes begin to appear translucent.

Here is the first colour on one of the sparsely filled Regent clusters.

And these Brant aren't too far away. They have lost their bright green colour and are now olive green, a sure indication of verasion about to happen.

White grapes are harder to evaluate at first for veraison as the changes are more subtle than red grapes. But where the Regent leads the others are sure to follow.