Abnormal weather is happening in the North Bay and that has some wine lovers worried about the impact on this year's vintage.
ST HELENA -- With tropical storm Hilary moving into Southern California before heading east into Nevada, much of the Bay Area was spared from its effects. Still, abnormal weather is happening in the North Bay and that has raised concerns among wine lovers about the impact on this year's vintage.
"We have a few days that are incredibly hot and then, today, I'm thinking this is part of Hurricane Hilary in San Diego?" said Napa resident Christine England. "I actually had a few raindrops on my drive in this morning," said Brooks Painter, director of winemaking at V. Sattui. He said that, from the start, it looked like the storm would miss the region but, in farming, you just never know.As it was, the trace amount of rain that fell was no threat to the vineyards. With the unusually cool summer so far, Painter said the grapes are maturing more slowly, about two to three weeks behind schedule.
The winemaker said this year's delayed season will be good for the quality of the wine grapes, giving them time to ripen more slowly -- they call it"hang time." But it also postpones the harvest, pushing it closer to the autumn rains.
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