Snow on Montebello Ridge

I went out this morning and happened to look toward the Santa Cruz mountains and noticed snow on Montebello Ridge. It's raining again tonight, I expect there'll be more in the morning.
Is that good or bad for Ridge Montebello?

John

It's perfect! Time for the vines to get sleepy and quiet. The cold air and cooling ground are just what the doctor ordered!

Thanks, Steve. That's what I suspected. It's reassuring to get confirmation from an ex-spurt.

John

Darn, i was hoping for a picture here!

I live on the same ridge, although 15 miles to the north- No more snow this morning (lots of frost) but yesterday morning was spectacular with all the snow on the redwoods. It doesn't hard freeze up here generally so vinifera is usually unaffected.

Regards,

John

The ridgelines in Solano County had a lot of snow- (Vaca Mountains). Gone now...the temperature this morning was 22 degrees in my neighborhood.

On ChristopherWatkin's Blog:

http://blog.ridgewine.com/

Tom

Thanks, Tom!
It was 29 down here on the valley floor this morning. Frost on all the grass and rosemary bushes and roofs. The orange tree, lemon tree and lime bush are too big to cover, but they didn't die in 1990 so I imagine they'll be Ok.

John