HARVEST DIARY 2022 | SAN POLO 13 12 HARVEST DIARY 2022 | SAN POLO Late pruning Pruning… a delicate and fundamental activity, almost sacred. A truly important moment for the vine, an indispensable aid for the correct growth of future branches. For some years now, in San Polo we have adopted the Simonit & Sirch method, a pruning technique that preserves the health of the vine, extending its life cycle and productivity. The method consists in always pruning on the young wood with a slow and targeted approach, an operation that basically brings two advantages: in addition to preventing wood diseases, it recovers a vineyard management philosophy that gives value to the old vines, increasing the quality of the yields. Why do you think we have postpone this activity to mid February? We will answer below. Unfortunately, climate change is causing great changes in the process of natural growth of the vine: the increase in temperature in the winter season, in fact, causes the budding of the plants to come earlier. The small and shy buds peep out believing they are in spring, but sudden frosts risk damaging them. Although San Polo stands on a hill in a privileged position, where the temperature is mild and the winds caress and protect the branches from the winter cold, we have decided to protect ourselves and prevent this inconvenience with a non-invasive method that accompanies the development of the plant in this scenario of changing climate. By delaying the practice of dry pruning for a month and a half, in fact, the plant postpones its budding for a couple of weeks, avoiding running into the rigid temperatures that often occur towards the end of winter. A further example of how man’s work must respectfully follow the needs of the vineyard ecosystem, adapting to its changing needs with simple but fundamental strategies to protect its health.
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