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2017 June weather

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High temp days highlighted in red Daily temperature Max-Med-Min [°C] highest temp= 36,7 °C  lowest temp= 10,2 °C mean temp= 24,1 °C mean of the max= 32,6 °C mean of the min=15,4 °C Max temperature difference =  21,8 °C Mean temperature difference = 16,6°C Daily rain [mm] Mean rain=1,43mm Total rain= 43 mm Daily umidity Max - Med - Min Mean umidity=60% Mean of the min=31% Mean Solar Radiation [W/m2] Mean value=319 W/m2

Aprile 2017: il gelo colpisce le vigne

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E' arrivato il gelo sulla Vendemmia 2017 Il mese di Aprile si è presentato con temperature alte sia diurne che notturne ma nelle notti dei giorni 20 e 21 di Aprile si è avuto un crollo delle temperature durante la notte che ha portato la temperatura minima al di sotto degli 0°C per alcune ore. La stazione barometrica più vicina a San Gimignano ha rilevato le temperature minime sopra riportate ma le correnti gelide che hanno soffiato su alcune vigne hanno portato le temperature a valori inferiori a quelli rilevati. Soprattutto il crollo delle temperature minime ha sconvolto gli equilibri delle piante che ormai avevano iniziato da tempo la fase vegetativa. Sangiovese prima della gelata Questo ha contribuito a generare un elevato stress nei germogli delle viti portando alla necrosi e quindi a seccarsi le parti apicali, dove già si stavano formando i grappoli fiorali, ma in alcuni casi la morte vegetativa ha coinvolto tutta la parte aerea .  Sangiovese dopo ...

2016 December weather

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Daily temperature Max-Med-Min [°C] highest temp=19,6°C  lowest temp=-3,6°C mean temp=7,3°C mean of the max=15°C mean of the min=2,1 Daily rain [mm] Mean rain=0,25mm Total rain=8mm Daily umidity Max - Med - Min Mean umidity=84% Mean of the min=55% Mean Solar Radiation [W/m2] Mean value=65 W/m2

2016 August weather

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Daily temperature Max-Med-Min [°C] highest temp=36,3°C mean temp=24,3°C lowest temp=9,9°C Daily rain [mm] Mean rain=0,99mm Total rain=30,7mm Mean Solar Radiation [W/m2] Mean value=261 W/m2 Daily umidity Max - Med - Min Mean umidity=57,6%

2016 July weather

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Daily temperature Max-Med-Min [°C] highest temp=37,3°C mean temp=25,1°C lowest temp=11,4°C Daily rain [mm] Mean rain=0,96mm Total rain=30mm Mean Solar Radiation [W/m2] Mean value=299 W/m2 Daily umidity Max - Med - Min Mean umidity=59%

Vineyards 2016

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April 2016  the first leaves comes from Vernaccia di San Gimignano  biodiversity comes also from the soil  May 2016 Sangiovese is growing  it is time for green pruning and now Sangiovese is flowering We do our best to respect the nature and the day after an antiparasitic treatments a bees swarm came in our vineyard.

2016 March weather

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Daily temperature Max-Med-Min [°C] highest temp=21,9°C mean temp=9.8°C lowest temp=-1,1°C Daily rain [mm] Mean rain=0,8mm Total rain=24,8mm Mean Solar Radiation [W/m2] Mean value=146 W/m2 Daily umidity Max - Med - Min Mean umidity=69%

Prowein 2016

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The event was a big fair and we want to describe our trip by pics:  the flight to Germany from Italy was done over a sea of clouds  flying over the Alpi allowed to see the top of the mountains over the clouds  waiting the first dinner with italian water, white wines and beer  welcome to Prowein, come and visit Italy   the Tuscany area with all the DOCG   the 50th anniversary of the DOC Vernaccia di San Gimignano  our wines ready for tasting  the Chianti area with all the seven different denominations  Tuscany area with Consorzio di San Gimignano booth   big importers with very important brands from all over Europe  only 20 producers have been present since the beginning of Prowein and only one from Italy (Falchini from San Gimignano) the fair is done: thousands of empty bottles and many more to send back   Dusseldorf by night  flying back to ...

New vineyard

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 Follow the new vineyard from the beginning until summer 2015. The rooted cutting The manual planting The manual planting The first row Top view after planting Pole planting Poles row Geometrical view Pulling out the grass The new vines