Notes from the Field

Plate I: a young vine next to a vine planted in 1927

What a Century Does to a Vine

November is flowering season in Mendoza. This time we look past the flowers to the vine itself, and what a century of seasons leaves in the wood.

What a Century Does to a Vine

November is flowering season in Mendoza. This time we look past the flowers to the vine itself, and what a century of seasons leaves in the wood.

The vine's year in Mendoza: pruning, budbreak, flowering, fruit set, veraison, harvest and rest

Every Grape Starts as a Flower

Flowering is close in Mendoza. A short, fragile window that decides how many grapes each bunch will carry, including the harvest of our vines' 100th year.

Every Grape Starts as a Flower

Flowering is close in Mendoza. A short, fragile window that decides how many grapes each bunch will carry, including the harvest of our vines' 100th year.

Old wood and ripe grapes on one of our vines in Perdriel, Mendoza

Spring in Mendoza: The Last Spring Before 100

While New York turns to fall, Mendoza is waking up. Our vines, planted in 1927, are starting the growing season that leads to the harvest of their centennial year.

Spring in Mendoza: The Last Spring Before 100

While New York turns to fall, Mendoza is waking up. Our vines, planted in 1927, are starting the growing season that leads to the harvest of their centennial year.