VINES are looking pretty good generally, but once again we are also having another season with a lot of disease pressure – the best you can say about the end of 2023 and the start of another year is the nitrogen which comes with the rain has been helpful, promoting good growth in the vines.

The grapes themselves are going through the ripening stage, and as they start to accumulate sugar, botrytis develops following rain and humid weather – especially if the grapes split.