Charlottesville UnCorked – Popping off about Wine, Charlottesville and Wine Events in Virginia!
Charlottesville UnCorked – Popping off about Wine, Charlottesville and Wine Events in Virginia!
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How time flies. It’s been nearly two years, almost to the day, since I last wrote on this blog. And in 2015, when I posted t hat story, February was a different kind of month; not just cold, not just bitterly cold, but so cold that we wondered if our vineyard would survive the night. The forecasts said temps could reach minus 13 degrees on the night of February 20, and that was scary.
If it’s February, then I guess it’s Spring.
Vines can survive freezing weather without a problem, especially if they’ve had time to harden off (which requires some cold weather) before the big chill. They can withstand temperatures down into the teens and even below zero. But negative 13 degrees, which is what was forecast two years ago? That’s a killing freeze.
Charlottesville UnCorked – Popping off about Wine, Charlottesville and Wine Events in Virginia!
Charlottesville UnCorked – Popping off about Wine, Charlottesville and Wine Events in Virginia!