Pruning the Vines

After a drive through the vineyards, I can report that about 20% of the vines have been pruned. It will probably take until March to finish the job. Only new growth provides fruit and so the vines are pruned back to one main shoot with about 9 buds and one for next year with a couple of buds. The clippings are burned to prevent the spread of disease and what remains of each vine is secured to a horizontal wire. Frosts don't seem to worry the vignerons during pruning, so I'll tackle my few vines this week. No, there aren't enough of them to make a barrel of wine and yes, it's still freezing butt cold.