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2010 will be remembered as one of the coolest growing seasons in decades. The “summer of no summer” had the beneficial effect of extending “hangtime”, literally giving the clusters additional time for flavor development, while making growers nervous about getting their grapes in before the rainy season. A sudden, brief heat spike at the end of August caused a bit of sunburn in our Tokalon vineyard, which had to be thinned before harvest began. It also brought a lot of fruit ripe at the same time, making for hectic work as our Sauvignon Blanc harvest began on August 30th. September brought the warm, days and cool nights essential for peak maturity and we completed the Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon harvest for our Fumé Blanc on September 29th, just a little later than normal.
