The year has twelve months, but only for about eight months we can see some activity on the vine.

THE BUDBURST

The budburst constitutes the phenological awakening of the plant after winter dormancy.

It all starts when the warm days open the buds that have been dormant since last fall. The budburst occurs based on the nutrients accumulated by the plant in the previous year.

In the Northern Hemisphere, budding takes place between March and April; while in the southern hemisphere, in the months of September and October.

FLOWERING

Six to thirteen weeks after budburst, around mid-spring, we will have a crucial stage that lasts approximately one and a half weeks, the flowering.

The vine flowers appear in the nodes of the young branches, ready for fertilization.

FRUTIFICATION

Fruit set occurs in June, after the flowers have been pollinated. Subsequently, the berries will replace the small white flowers.

It will be at that time that we can glimpse the abundance or scarcity of the next harvest.

As spring progresses and summer begins, the rising temperatures will cause expansion, and the berries that have set will grow to the size of peas.

THE PAINTER

When they reach the right size, the opaque green color of the berries, which at this point is identical for white and red grape varieties, takes on a new palette of tones. This is the beginning of ripening, with the appearance of the "painter", who will paint the skins of the red berries red and make the skins of the white grape varieties translucent.

The changing color and development of other polyphenols act as protectors to the grapes from the sun, wind and other stresses

MATURATION

After the "painter", a period of 35 to 55 days begins during which a series of compounds accumulate in the grapes, including sugars that will later be transformed into alcohol by the natural fermentation of yeasts. The ripening period ends with the harvest.

VINDIMA

Depending on the varieties and weather conditions, the grapes are harvested from September to October.
This is when the grapes are picked.

THE DORMANCY

Once the grape harvest is over, the cold weather will come, vines enter a period of dormancy and the sap goes back down the vine.

The winter cycle can now begin.

It is at this time that the wine grower will prune the vine, balancing its productive potential for the following year.

From here, the cycle repeats itself and the winegrower starts to look forward to the new harvest!