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Default Oregon Wine Harvest

In article >,
Ronin > wrote:
>
> It rained last night, but while tripping around the Yamhill County
>wineries last weekend, the general word was that the harvesting has been
>completed. The warmth of September caused everything to ripen at once, and
>this was the shortest harvest on record. It also caused a higher than
>normal loss to evaporation (about 10% this year.) The nights stayed cool,
>so the acid is right up there, and I am looking forward to some nice wines
>from the 2003 harvest.
>
> Any other words from the harvests around the world??



I am told that harvest in Paso Robles started around 9/15 for varietals
like viognier and grenache blanc. I don't know about the reds, but I am
supposed to work in the harvest this coming weekend, so I guess that I'll
soon know. Harvest in California is boring, anyway - so predictable.


Dimitri