Since our back-to-back late winter snowstorms, the weather in the vineyard has definitely been on a springward uptick. All of our snow has melted, the ice is off of the vineyard pond and even a nearby lake. Additionally, I heard the first spring peepers of the season Saturday evening.

Here’s a picture of a spring peeper…more information can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_peepers

Temperatures have been in the 60’s and 70’s the last couple of days. Today’s forecasted high is 74 F! Thankfully the ground is still either frozen or too cold for the grapevines to begin waking up. If they were to break bud this early, they’d be sure to get hit hard by frost. I did notice that Lilac buds seem to be swelling along with a few maples and poplars.

That’s all for now, enjoy the spring weather!