Sunday September 11, 2016
This is for the birds!
Like the old Alfred Hitchcock film, The Birds, we too have nightmare troubles with birds. We have learned to stave off damage by deterring them with nets that cover the vines and loud cannons and squawk machines that scare the birds away. The squawk machines mimic the sounds of aggressive birds and birds of prey to scare away starlings in particular. Starlings are birds that fly in large formations during this time of year, eating copious amounts of food to ready themselves for migration, and they love grapes!
Kasey Wierzba
Winemaker - Shady Lane Cellars