Two vineyard managers map temperature differences across their property, finding the white-wine block runs cooler due to elevation and cold-air pooling. They plan thermal imaging to confirm microclimates and are installing a mega-sprinkler system they'll shut off on hot days to preserve the whites' aromatics.
Exactly how it flows through the property will drive the creation of microclimates. Yes, we will have them, and we want to start mapping them because, okay, we know the southwest corner will be colder than the northeast end, but then how that cold air flows and what it does within the property, what does it do when it crosses the canal, that kind of thing we want to know.
What's your guess on what— just guess what you think the difference has been in the microclimates between my whites and your Syrah?
Let's see, if it were only height, you'd have 3/4 of a degree Celsius, and the height plus the cold air, I think it's a degree and a half.
We'll find out. Yeah,
we'll find out. But this is just going on experience and informed guessing. But not only I want to have the 2 ends of the spectrum, I'd love to see, you know, thermal photography at night, infrared, and see how that runs at night and during the day.
Right.
Because both are very interesting to know from the canopy management thing. One of the things, I didn't tell you this, but one of the things that they, when they were about to drill the well up there, I said, We planned to have a big— we were going to water the whites from that well and not this well because it's more efficient. So instead of putting the diameter of the tube for drip into Jon's whites, put a big enough diameter that we can do sprinklers. Oh. So one per acre, huge mega sprinkler, the water cannon. So especially if you're doing whites and you want to maintain aromatics, let's say turn off the mega cannon and, and in a hot day and cool it down.
Great idea.
See, that, uh, those kind of microclimate tweaking is— it can make a lot of fun.
