Murphy's Law in the Vineyard

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What does Murphy have in store?

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balatonwine

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Posting in General Chit-Chat since this is mostly a mind bending philosophical question that just happens to include a vineyard. :h

So here is the shtick. Last year the following happened:

First frost:
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Then hail:
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Then endless rain and plenty of fungus:
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Lost 70% of the grapes.

This year has been pretty good so far.
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So I am getting nervous. Murphy's Law may need to be served to restore balance to the universe. What pestilence should I expect still awaits me? :?
 
After struggling to grow grapes for five years and enduring killing frosts and spray drift, we had a perfect winter and spring. And now we have drought. These grapes should make outstanding wine because they certainly have suffered.

Yours looks great. Best of luck to you.
 
I was looking at my 5 backyard vines the other day and thought that growing grapes is not for the faint of heart. So many things go wrong, so many diseases and pests attack them.
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Larry
 
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