Veraison in the Chardonnay

It looks like our chardonnay is just in veraison - when the berries quit growing and start ripening. This means about 60 days to harvest.

(The green berries can be collected as the grapes bunches are thinned to make verjus - an acidic liquid used to replace vinegar, thought to be more wine friendly in salad dressings than vinegar. Verjus was used in Dejon mustard. The source of acidity in verjus is malic acid instead of acetic acid.)