2008 harvest winemakers' blog

The Waiting is the Hardest Part of Winemaking

Posted: Sep 18, 2008 4:42pm ET
By Barbara Kronenberg-Widmer

Posted by Barbara Kronenberg-Widmer The weather here in Tuscany has not been as stable as we expected—we had some heavy rainfall, but luckily none of the threatening hail. Since last Friday afternoon, we have been picking on all estates, and during the periods without rain, we have been pulling some leaves off the unharvested vines.

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