Beautiful views and vineyards loaded with grapes. Apparently, for some this is not a good thing. We were told that Sonoma had a long, cool, foggy summer. This was good. Then a week ago...they had a good deal of rain. And while we were there, they were experiencing temps in the 80's and bright sunshine. How could this be bad? Well, after the cool summer...which grapes and vintners like...the grapes still needed the fall sunshine to fully ripen and their skins to thin. While waiting for this to happen the rain and heat came, causing many of the grapes still on the vines to mold. Moldy grapes cannot be harvested and therefore whole lots are lost. Here's hoping that things went well for most!!! c
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