Château Climens 2012 Vintage: Trying but unexpected! "Quod donare mora nequit annua, dat brevis hora" (It can happen in an hour that which does not happen in a year, what a difference a day makes! - a Latin proverb) At the very
Niagara Peninsula - Lake Erie North Shore - Pelee Island - Prince Edward County Conditions Weather conditions in winter and early spring 2012 were mild across southern Ontario and the wine growing regions. It was particularly warm in March and
2012 was not for the faint of heart. The season alternated between periods of stark contrasts, bringing anxiety, then hope, and requiring vigilance and hard work on the part of winemakers. After a mild month of March, cold rain in April delayed budding.
WOODINVILLE, Wash. - Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, one of theworld's leading premium wine companies with estates in Washington, Oregon andCalifornia, today announced that it has completed its 2012 harvest, one of the mosthighly-regarded vintages in recent
2012: a rare and precious vintage in Bourgogne A first! That is what Bourgogne's winegrowers are saying about this year's weather. Given Mother Nature's whims, they had to redouble their efforts to ensure the very best results from their vines. And the
Montreal, Quebec - During the course of harvest, while the first fermentations were just getting under way, Alsace's growers and winemakers had to bide their time. In spite of the chaotic climatic conditions that prevailed this year, quality
Germany's wine makers are very pleased with this year's grape qualities and content with a slightly smaller volume compared with the previous season. The German Wine Institute (DWI) announced that, according to latest estimates, the overall harvest volume
The 2012 vintage is bringing lovers of Austrian wine exciting, fruity and full-bodied wines. Beautiful weather conditions nurtured healthy and ripe grapes, even though the dry Summer heat created the need for plenty of attention later on in the cellar
Sebastopol, CA - Though we faced a long and late 2012 harvest, with powdery mildew that meant dropping a lot of fruit, our spirits never sagged because the fruit looked fabulous from the beginning. Mild weather throughout the growing season meant more
Nature provided the backdrop, Chardonnay was the star Pitch - The nature of a wine production is first influenced by the ground, then the skies, then by mankind. In the style of another celebrated L.B. - the film director Luc Besson - Louis Bouillot
THE CLIMATE OF THE VINTAGE It is the change in the climate, characterized by long-lasting summer heat and lack of rainfall, which has caused the significant drop in the production of grapes in Italy's 2012 vintage; for the same reason, 2007,
Vignobles Dourthe Harvest 2012: Almost perfect summer conditions follow an unsettled spring "Yet another year where Mother Nature kept us on our toes. With changeable, fresh and humid conditions from April to mid-July creating challenging conditions
We have been immersed in the 2012 harvest for 3 weeks now and like all harvests, this one too has special characters that make it unique. This year will be remembered for its absolute absence of rain; apart from an abundant snowfall at beginning
Prepared by Laura Catena, Alejandro Vigil and Luis Reginato The 2012 harvest is all about low yields and the extraordinary richness and concentration that resulted from them. Because there was very little spring-time snow in the Andes, the season started
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