Even though it has been sunny every day for 2 months we do get a
few small and short storms rolling in. That's when the Guns of Barbaresco
start shooting sound waves in to the sky with hopes of breaking up any
hail or at least making it smaller they sound like a civil war canon

Hazel nut harvest is coming soon usually beginning in mid August
and ending just in time to start harvesting grapes

Robert helping Lorenzo (from cantina Vigin) spray for weeds in the
Montersino vineyard

Most of the work in late july and early August is trimming the vines and
spraying for Oidium (Powdery mildew)