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Rattey (dpa / mv) - The current night frost has probably not yet had any effect on wine growing in the northeast - in contrast to wine growing further south in Saxony-Anhalt.
"Our vines are still in hibernation," said the head of the largest winery in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Rattey (Mecklenburg Lake District), Stefan Schmidt, on Tuesday.
While winemakers in the Saale-Unstrut area are currently protecting their wine blossoms from frost damage with paraffin candles, the Ratteyer can still leave their candles and other protective materials in the depot.
The reason is the very cold weather since the end of February compared to previous years, said Schmidt: "The plants have not yet sprouted."
But don't put the paraffin candles too far away.
In 2020, the Ratteyer had to light the candles for the first time at the “Ice Saints” in mid-May.
At that time the vines were significantly further due to the warmer March and April days.
If the sun rises higher during the day, the buds could slowly open in the next few weeks, explained Schmidt.
Then it will be tight again for the "ice saints" from May 11th.
But the costs are "not without it."
You need 400 candles per hectare, a toy-bucket-sized candle burns for about eight hours and costs ten euros.
The Rattey winery has five hectares of vines that have been supplying wine for several years.
Vines were grown on a further eight hectares.
They should be ready for harvest in 2023.
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Rattey Castle Winery