The Heat is On
After a cool, wet spring, we have a week of summer heat with temperatures suddenly up in the high 30s (at much the same time as last year). The heat always seems to be on when we have important visitors. Yesterday we received the buyers from Fields Morris & Verdin, our new UK importers and they were somewhat incredulous when I said that we have a relatively cool climate in Portalegre. It was too hot to walk round the vineyard but the vines are looking very healthy after the winter rain and we are heading for a good crop of grapes this year.