tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post1122700568941552007..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Early Grape Harvest Points to Climate Change; Rally next Sunday in Riverfront ParkSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-84172060965332759892014-10-21T09:48:20.876-07:002014-10-21T09:48:20.876-07:00Here's a follow-up from Chehalem's own har...Here's a follow-up from Chehalem's own harvest reports:<br /><br />"Since October began, we’ve had five more 80F+ days and our Cumulative Degree Days now rest at 2681, the highest I have ever seen in the Willamette Valley, 2500 being the boundary between Region 1 and 2 (Cool and Not-so Cool!)."<br /><br />That was from Oct 12th.<br /><br />(link - http://www.chehalemwines.com/harvest14/index.php)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-86813349377797271932014-09-27T12:55:33.476-07:002014-09-27T12:55:33.476-07:00From an Oregonian article -
http://www.oregonlive....From an Oregonian article -<br />http://www.oregonlive.com/wine/index.ssf/2014/09/2014_oregon_wine-grape_harvest.html<br /><br />"At Chehalem in Newberg, that translated to 29 days this growing season with temperatures topping 90 degrees. The prior record of 24 days was set in 2003....Growers use what they call "cumulative degree days" to track the total amount of heat that radiates over their crops in any given year. [Chehalem owner Harry] Peterson-Nedry said his site not only broke the prior record, set in 2003, but broke it by nearly a month."<br /><br />And a great quote from the former Argyle Maestro, Rollin Soles:<br /><br />"We're going to give people a little power in their pinot this year"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-55065283768675721882014-09-23T19:39:56.747-07:002014-09-23T19:39:56.747-07:00It was a little baffling that Pringle Creek Commun...It was a little baffling that Pringle Creek Community as well as the Peaceniks held competing events!<br /><br />It was bad enough to compete with the Race for the Cure or whatever it was. <br /><br />DIY Studio has <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10205062174896291.1073741866.1300689818&type=1" rel="nofollow">a photoset here</a>.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-38026044289680077682014-09-23T11:27:18.396-07:002014-09-23T11:27:18.396-07:00It was a fun event, but needed much much larger hy...It was a fun event, but needed much much larger hype support and community participation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com