Pruned Vines Bleeding Water
Channel: Veramar Vineyard
Date: 2016-03-10

Our grapevines have been dormant all winter, and will soon start regenerating for the growing season. We pruned them for the last time on Tuesday.

As water and nutrients begin to cycle through the vines once again, water seeps out of the cut branches in a process known as "bleeding." Those cuts are where clusters of grapes will grow this summer. By pruning them at the perfect time, right before the vines exit their dormant phase, we've controlled where and how the clusters will grow.