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Re: How is the 2008 Iberian Harvest Shaping Up?

Hank — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:27:00 -0000

Interesting -- California is in EXACTLY the same boat. We had an unusual late frost that hit the vines and dropped fruit everywhere. But what remained enjoyed the most perfect ripening season in years, and the fruit is in fantastic shape because the frost did the vineyardists' thinning for them...

Re: How is the 2008 Iberian Harvest Shaping Up?

Gabriella Opaz — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:29:06 -0000

I wish you luck Milton, and we'll be sure to follow your progress on your blog!

Re: How is the 2008 Iberian Harvest Shaping Up?

Gabriella Opaz — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:28:05 -0000

That is great to hear! If only I could try your wines here in Spain ;-( Well, just another reason why I need to make a trip to California!

Re: How is the 2008 Iberian Harvest Shaping Up?

Gabriella Opaz — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:26:46 -0000

Thanks Dale! Although constructive criticism on how we can improve is always welcomed, I'm a bit biased towards the kind and positive comments ;-)

Re: How is the 2008 Iberian Harvest Shaping Up?

Milton — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:49:22 -0000

Last year we had a serious attack of mildew and some small winemakers didn’t even harvested! But this year things went good, only with a minor problem on some varieties, like the Touriga Nacional, which had problems in the formation and development of the fruit because of the spring rains (“desavinho” e “bagoinha” - I don’t know how it’s called in English…). Anyway it wasn’t that bad because that way I skipped fruit pruning so the loss is minor. I’m not sure about the quality because we had a cooler summer and a wet spring; the veraison is delayed about 2 weeks. It’s certainly a good year but I don’t think it will be a great year. Visit <a href="<a href="http://lagar.wordpress.com " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://lagar.wordpress.com " target="_blank"><a href="http://lagar.wordpress.com " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://lagar.wordpress.com ! :)

Re: How is the 2008 Iberian Harvest Shaping Up?

Milton — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:49:22 -0000

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Re: How is the 2008 Iberian Harvest Shaping Up?

Dylan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:06:51 -0000

"This decrease in production is also being seen as far east as Utiel Requena and as far west as the Alentejo in Portugal" and if you want to country hop, try as far west as California. Sonoma took a similar beating in terms of production due to weather this year, but as you're saying for Spain and Portugal, we're really proud of the quality and turn out for Tin Cross this year.

Re: How is the 2008 Iberian Harvest Shaping Up?

Dale Cruse — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:57:45 -0000

I always enjoy reading your site, Gabby. You always manage to present wine insights that I feel I might not be otherwise privvy to.