10/09/2026
With harvest mostly in, Len and the crew spent last week up at Contento Vineyard stringing foliage wire on the young Sangiovese and Aglianico blocks we planted in 2024. It's the last job we do when we build a new vineyard. Those wires hold the shoots upright so the clusters get sunlight and the canopy gets a breeze—too much shade, and the grapes don't ripen properly and mildew has a place to start. Len did the math, too: there's about 1,265 miles of wire in our vineyards, or roughly Hopland to Dodge City, Kansas, as the crow flies.
Read his full Field Note Friday on our blog: https://brutocaocellars.com/brutocao-uncorked/foliage-wire-installation-vsp-trellis/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=field-note-friday&utm_content=fnf-2026-10-09-foliage-wire