Hello Dear Growers, And Happy Weekend!
Here are the Brix, Acidity and Potential Alcohol for the sampled varieties. These samples were taken around Kentville and Wolfville, so your results may be slightly different.
Please see the weather forecast coming up and plan your harvests accordingly. It will be a cool and wet week, so let's avoid splitting and dilution as much as possible.
News and Events:
26 November 2025: Season in Review
LOCATION: Berwick Lions Club
TIME: 9am -3pm
DETAILS: This is a COMPLIMENTARY event with lunch included.
REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.perennia.ca/eventer/viticulture-season-in-review/
Please note: Registration will close one week before the event itself, so make sure you book your spot.
COOL CLIMATE CRUSH- Podcast
Episode 1: Crop Insurance
https://www.perennia.ca/learning/podcast/cool-climate-crush/
COMING UP:
Episode 2: Rooted in Resilience – Choosing the Right Rootstocks for Cool Climates
This episode explores the critical role of rootstocks in optimizing vine performance under cool-climate conditions. Join me and our guest Dr. Jim Willwerth as we discuss current research on rootstock–scion interactions, with a focus on cold hardiness, nutrient uptake efficiency, and growth regulation in variable soil and climatic environments. We also examine the physiological mechanisms that drive rootstock adaptation to abiotic stress, and how these insights inform rootstock selection for long-term vineyard sustainability and fruit quality.
I will post the link as soon as it becomes available.
Thank you all for your time this week. I am still in the field sampling. If you would like a visit or a chat, please let me know.
I hope you all have a good week ahead.
Cheers!
Katarina
Advance Notice: I will be away on vacation beginning 31 October and
returning on 19 November 2025.
Katarina Vucic P.Ag; MSc; DipWSET
Viticulture Specialist
Perennia Food and Agriculture
Email kvucic@perennia.ca
Office 902-678-7722
Cell 902-599-1390
