Harvest is Over and We are Happy!
Paso Robles Harvest is over and we are happy!
Wow, what a year! Rain, no rain, hot temps for only a week or so prior to harvest, and coolness again. What the heck is going on? I’m hearing that this season will produce wonderful grapes. I’m hearing the long hang-time on the vines at the end of the season will produce extraordinary fruit characteristics, and it seems we are not chasing the heat and potential alcohol content to tone it down. Listen to me: I just listen, observe and have yet to taste these wines. Though, don’t get me wrong: harvest is over and we are happy! and I’m looking forward to learning more about the wines and tasting them.
It was a sad event that our beloved Sonoma neighbor had such devastation with the fires. There are reasons why North of us and South of us, we are at risk of horrible fires. Anyone remember the Chimney Rock Fire? That was here in Paso Robles about 3 years ago.
With a very late harvest at our belt, we are busy getting into the final throws of a full harvest. With a Sub-Appellation of 11 different areas, you can imagine each area is different. At this late date we’ve had a freeze or two and several inches of rain – so anything still hanging on the vines will go back to the earth for fertilization.
Alas, our food and wine tours do not stop. We love the whole process of the circle of harvest.
Harvest is over and we are happy! Be sure to check in with us for one or the other of our tours! And know that with Central Coast Food and Wine Tours you’ll always have the insider access and attention to detail you’ve come to expect!
Cheers!
Laura