u/NurglesChosenFoot

I work on a small vineyard in North Central Victoria (AUS) and we’re currently pruning. I’ve noticed a fair few of our vines have this weird goopy stuff coming out of them, in the places where canes were pruned in the years prior. The photo attached is the largest I’ve found (on a Nebbiolo), but I’ve seen smaller deposits on our Chardonnay as well, and I’m assuming the rest of the varieties will also have some. I’m assuming it’s sap that’s congealed somehow, but when I showed it to a Viticulturist he had no idea and said he’d never seen it before.

Was hoping someone out there could shine some light on it :)

Cheers