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Bordeaux: Semillon harvest begins, Merlot next weekAs the sunshine continues in Bordeaux, the Semillon harvest in Pessac Leognan is underway - around 10 days later than average.
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Cabernet rises to fore in record Washington grape crushWineries in Washington state saw a record grape harvest in 2013, with Cabernet Sauvignon the most popular variety, offering more evidence of the wine region's rise to prominence.
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Hopes rise for 2015 Port wine harvest -
Washington State sees third record grape harvest in a row
Winemakers in Washington State have reported a record grape harvest for the third consecutive year, reflecting stronger investment in the US region’s vineyards.
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Rioja heading for early 2015 wine harvestA hot and dry growing season means some Rioja wine producers expect to begin the 2015 wine harvest up to a month earlier than usual.
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Champagne 2015 crop enters ‘crucial’ periodThe next six weeks will be ‘crucial’ to the quality and quantity of this year’s Champagne harvest, after drought conditions left vines short of water.
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1990 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir1990 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir. A reduced harvest of good quality.
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1986 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir1986 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir. Rain at harvest was a problem, though late-picked wines were very good.
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1995 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir1995 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir. The first in a run of three wet harvests yielded agreeable yet light wines.
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1998 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir1998 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir. Again the harvest was interrupted by rain but some fine, fruity wines were made.
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2015 International ‘Best of Wine Tourism’ award winners announedAn exceptional harvest for this unique international contest celebrating wineries all over the world for excellence and innovation in welcoming visitors.
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August rainfall ‘saved’ Germany 2015 harvest -
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Champagne 2011 harvest could be earliest since 2003August holidays have been cancelled in Champagne in anticipation of a very early harvest, possibly the earliest on record – especially if the warm weather of March to the end of May continues.
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Champagne agrees increase in yield on 2009
Champagne growers and houses this week agreed on a 2010 harvest yield of 10,500 kilos per hectare - an increase on last year.
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Champagne 2010 harvest begins
Picking has begun in the vineyards of Champagne amid ‘promising’ conditions, with production set to top last year’s figure as sales around the world continue to recover.
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French harvest set for 13% increase on 2012France is currently on course for a normal-sized grape harvest in 2013, but continued poor weather could yet jeopardise this year's crop, according to the country's agriculture ministry.
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Champagne 2013 harvest yields under pressureChampagne is the latest region of France to see its 2013 harvest come under pressure from rot, but there is a mixed picture with picking only just underway in several key areas.
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Burgundy 2008: poor fruit set and hail will affect vintage
The 2008 Burgundy harvest will be smaller than last year, following a poor fruit set and hailstorms in the region.
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Italy wine harvest 2015 looking good, say producers -
Jefford on Monday: Rebel harvest -
French harvest begins early in Provence
The French wine harvest began 15 days early yesterday in the southern region of Provence.
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2008 Bordeaux harvest begins
The 2008 harvest in Bordeaux started today with Chateau Carbonnieux in Pessac Leognan bringing in the first Sauvignon Blanc grapes, ten days later than last year.
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International Trophy Sweet under £15 – Longview, Epitome Late Harvest Riesling, Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2013Brothers Mark and Peter Saturno, founders and owners of Longview, planted Riesling vines in 1997 on the estate’s ‘most unforgiving’ soils, composed mostly of ironstone over a compacted clay layer.
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Jefford on Monday: What’s a perfect berry?Is mixed ripeness – some grapes barely ripe, some almost over-ripe – desirable at harvest time?
