US: 'Average' Winegrape Harvest Greeted with Relief
US: 'Average' Winegrape Harvest Greeted with Relief
Sep 10, 2012 6
(Wines&Vines) - Winemakers across California are reporting with some relief that this year’s grapegrowing season has been rather unremarkable. Following two years of cool summers marked by unsettled weather, the mundaneness of 2012 is being celebrated and some are seeing great promise. Hugh Chappelle, winemaker and winegrower at the 13,000-case Quivira Vineyards in Dry Creek Valley had nothing but praise for this year’s harvest. Chappelle started bringing in Sauvignon Blanc and some other aromatic white grapes near the end of August and said he’s excited about what he’s seen so far. “The Sauvignon Blanc is gorgeous,” he said. “Really bright, crisp acid.…The fruit has been really pristine.”
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