2009 Northern California Harvest Report

The many storied wine regions of Northern California experienced a harvest this year that was in one way, ideal and in another quite anxiety-inducing. Fruit growth was delayed this year by a cooler spring and summer, but the overall temperatures were predominantly even across the board, allowing for long hang-time and good even ripening in the vineyard.

Harvest Report: Missouri

All went well for grape-growing through spring and summer in Missouri, but uncooperative weather in September and October threw the state a curve, and while the whites and some of the red grapes came through swimmingly, the state’s most highly regarded grape, Norton, was so slow to ripen that some were still hanging on the vines in late October.

Harvest Report: England

In England, the 2009 vintage is set to produce an ‘outstanding harvest’ both in terms of quality and quantity.

Harvest Report: Okanagan Valley

This year saw a late spring and bud break followed by a long and hot summer throughout the Okanagan that led to one of the best post-veraison ripening periods the Valley has ever experienced.

Harvest Report: Walla Walla

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