As pondered in my previous March vines blog, some 2-3 weeks later than expected, all my vine varieties have now sprung in to life. This was definitely hastened along by the very un-seasonal and highly unusual weather conditions that we’ve seen in April, which (sadly) arrived just in time for everyone to return to work following the Easter holidays.
Chardonnay
Although the whole week in general was hot by UK standards, Thursday the 19th through to Sunday the 22nd was our ‘heatwave’, ushered in from South Africa and giving temperatures up to something like 28°C at its peak. This gave us our warmest April day in nearly 70 years and was extremely welcome.
Ortega
Although temperatures are now firmly back to circa 8-11°C and carrying with it a fair share of (April) rain and cold winds, further good weather is apparently back on the way and will hopefully eliminate the usual late April frosts.
MVN3 (currently lagging slightly behind the others)
Traditionally our early May Bank Holiday weekend usually brings with it wet weather but, as forecasts currently stand, temperatures will apparently be lurking around the 20°C mark.
Here’s hoping!
