The forecast was pretty reasonable. Warm and humid, with some models predicting light rain for a time in the morning with a short burst of heavy showers. Instead, we got a long day of heavy showers, with thunder and lightning scaring people off the Bay. And heavy rain is coming in overnight and into tomorrow. I hope it doesn't dilute the grapes too much. Veraison is moving along quickly now.
The wine news out of France is desperate though. French vineyards have suffered the worst damage in decades with heavy frost coming after an early spring warm spell and some regions getting lots of rain causing mildew fungus. Champagne yields may be down by more than 35%, and other regions will be down close to 30%. Burgundy-Beaujolais could be down by 50%. Horticulture is a crap shoot.
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