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Question: What are smudge pots?
Answer: Oil burning containers (smudge pots) have been placed in vineyards as an older procedure to warm the ground temperatures and protect the grape vines from frost damage. More recently candles & lanterns plus spraying water has been used instead. One of the latest effective tools is electric wires which are more expensive to install but probably the best for both efficiency and sustainability. This technology is being successfully used in Chablis by William Fevre and others. Quails’ Gate in the Okanagan of British Columbia has just installed the latest new tech measure developed by Frolight that provides infrared light tubes to deliver heat on the vines. Less need for smudge pots these days.
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