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by Jenise » Sun Jul 26, 2026 7:53 pm
Au Bon Climat announced two days ago that their chardonnay and pinots were harvested. Earliest ever. By quite a bit.
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by Patchen Markell » Sun Jul 26, 2026 8:38 pm
Wow.
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by David M. Bueker » Sun Jul 26, 2026 8:43 pm
Hardy Wallace harvested some Chenin the other day.
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by Paul Winalski » Mon Jul 27, 2026 12:17 pm
I assume they harvested because the acidity level was dropping perilously low. But were the grapes physically mature? I had a sparkling California wine many years ago that had been made from grapes harvested too early. It smelled and tasted of boiled cabbage. Dreadful.
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by Jenise » Mon Jul 27, 2026 6:00 pm
Paul Winalski wrote:I assume they harvested because the acidity level was dropping perilously low. But were the grapes physically mature? I had a sparkling California wine many years ago that had been made from grapes harvested too early. It smelled and tasted of boiled cabbage. Dreadful.
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They didn't detail the numbers. But boiled cabbage--are you sure those weren't mercaptans?
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