Hard frost
Alright, this is the end of harvest. It got down to 20F in the Yakima valley on Saturday night frying most vineyards. Thankfully we were watching the weather channel so we were ready for it. Pacific Rim should be done picking this Thursday. Usually we have up to 10 days after a hard forst to pick the grapes before they fall to the ground. I feel that we’ve dodged a bullet here! Thank you for weather forecasting…
Great quality this year made by a great team. I look forward to share the first wines with you all.
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
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