Pray that the vines are growing. I answer that I'm sure they will look great whenever they start growing. Talk with Doug from Brickhouse, he says bloom is just starting there. No sign in the other vineyards. In 1995 the rains started September 26th.
Panic begins to set in.
I smile a lot when people ask how the grapes are. Al from Seven Springs Vineyard says that the vineyard is in mid-bloom. I thank him and begin to research making ice wine from Pinot noir. Thank God it's sunny. Dick Shea calls regarding the grapes at Shea Vineyard.