Despite a large crop loss in the spring due to frost, Wollersheim Winery is on track as grape harvest is in full swing. Philippe Coquard, owner of the winery says after the frost they were hit with drought like many others. But they utilized drip irrigation to help them get through.

“The area is still eight to nine inches behind in rainfall, but our harvest is on track with previous years,” says Coquard. “A silver lining to the drought is that our grapes are showing higher sugar levels.”

Coquard says he’s keeping an eye on their pH levels as  when it's really hot, they are burning  acid faster than they’re making sugar. He says continuously monitoring these levels is helping him know when to harvest which fields in order to get the best yield possible.

Despite a large crop loss in the spring due to frost, Wollersheim Winery is on track as grape harvest is in full swing. Philippe Coquard, owner of the winery says after the frost they were hit with drought like many others. But they utilized drip irrigation to help them get through.
“The area is still eight to nine inches behind in rainfall, but our harvest is on track with previous years,” says Coquard. “A silver lining to the drought is that our grapes are showing higher sugar levels.”
Coquard says he’s keeping an eye on their pH levels as  when it's really hot, they are burning  acid faster than they’re making sugar. He says continuously monitoring these levels is helping him know when to harvest which fields in order to get the best yield possible.

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