What a harvest this is shaping up to be - tonnage is up, quality is great, and it's busy busy busy all around wine country! So far what I'm seeing on the North Coast
Pinot Noir - crop tastes wonderful, and will be coming in for some time, as the really cool regions won't be ripe for several more weeks, and tanks are full full full!
Cabernet Sauvignon - quality very good, but there is A LOT of it - hopefully that will translate into lower consumer prices down the road
Syrah - the stuff I've tasted so far - YUMMY - now, can it all be sold?
and one of my personal favorites -
MALBEC - WOW - this could truly be the break-out vintage for this wonderful variety in California.
Whites are coming in really ripe, so expect that there will be a lot of blending to get alcohols in check, or higher alcohol whites, especially Savignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio.
More later, especially some of the wines I've been tasting lately
Cheers
David
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