BUD BREAK
The action of new vine buds swelling, opening and beginning new vine growth in spring.
BULK
Wine by the barrel.
Bud break: Also Bud Burst. The action of new vine buds swelling, opening and beginning new vine growth in spring.
Bud: Small swelling on a grapevine shoot or cane from which a new shoot develops.
Bud break and flowering were late everywhere due to a cool and wet spring. June and July were also wet in the north and centre of the region, although Montalcino missed the worst of the rain.
Resistance to many diseases, vine vigor, and the tendency to early bud break and late ripening suits chenin blanc to grow in climates too warm for many vinifera types.
It has a late bud break, is relatively resistant to cracking and bunch rots, has vigorous growth and ripens in late October.
Chenin Blanc does well in warm climates because of its early bud break and late ripening. It grows quite vigorously in many soils, especially the calcareous, chalky soils found in the Loire, and resists most diseases.
 See also: Bud, Region, Appellation, Harvest, Style
  
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