Another harvest update from Clos LaChance:
The weather has cooled significantly. We had a number of dramatic heat spikes in the early part of the month. The cooling trend has slowed things down, which is perfect. The sugars can catch up with the flavor development of the grapes. The tonnage is still looking pretty light, but from what we hear, that is the story with most wineries around the state due to the Winter/Spring growing conditions. But low yields can often mean more concentrated, robust wines. Things are tasting that way thus far.
More details straight from winemaker Stephen Tebb:
And this video is proof that no matter what our winemaker says, he is always working very hard. We recorded this today, September 24, despite what Stephen says in the video.
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