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2009 harvest

Welcome to Wine Spectator's 2009 Northern Hemisphere harvest blog. A group of winemakers from some of the world's major wine regions—California, Bordeaux and Italy—have generously agreed to blog about their experiences during their busiest time of year and answer your questions about crush.

Check out who is currently blogging and look for more to come as harvest kicks off in different regions:

California: Napa Valley
Mia Klein
Proprietor and winemaker, Selene Wines

California: Santa Barbara County
Peter Cargasacchi
Winegrower, Cargasacchi and Cargasacchi-Jalama vineyards

France: Bordeaux
Alexander Van Beek
General manager, Château Giscours and Château du Tertre

Véronique Sanders
CEO, Château Haut-Bailly

Italy: Piedmont and Tuscany
Gaia Gaja
Gaja Winery and Gaja Family Wine Estates: Ca' Marcanda and Pieve Santa Restituta

Recent posts:

• Fermentations and First Impressions (Nov 16, 2009)
• The Sweet End of Harvest (Nov 13, 2009)
• Harvest Slows Down, But the Work Isn't Over Yet (Nov 9, 2009)
• Of Halloween and Harvest (Oct 30, 2009)
• The End of Harvest in Montalcino (Oct 26, 2009)
• Which Santa Barbara Pinot Vintner Is the Last to Blink? (Oct 23, 2009)
• Night Picking (Oct 20, 2009)
• Assessing 2009 Now That the Bordeaux Harvest Is Complete (Oct 19, 2009)
• Bidding Farewell to the Harvest Moon (Oct 16, 2009)
• Bolgheri Bounty (Oct 15, 2009)