Thursday, August 20, 2009

Loving those Hillside grapes…


We think hillside grapes are pretty special, and the birds seem to confirm that. And that’s why we need to take extra steps to protect the grapes from these voracious little predators.


It’s a labor intensive process to hang bird netting in the hillside vineyards that are too narrow & steep for equipment use.


Some folks think we go to extremes in caring for our grapes, and they are right. Because here’s what happens to unprotected grapes:

1 comment:

Steve said...

If it is any consolation, our chickens fly to the roof of the shed/cabana to dine on our long-vine Cabernet. Maybe we should net the roof of their yard.

Steve in Central CA