First of the Autumn Rain
Torrential rain (as forecast) today as a deep depression moves in from the Atlantic, so vintage is on hold until tomorrow. There is going to be a let up tomorrow followed by more rain early next week if the forecast is correct. So far most people I have talked to have nearly finished harvesting (even up in the Douro) but we still have about a thirsd of our crop to pick. The Alicante Bouschet cold do with a few more days to ripen but the rest of thr Trincadeira needs to be picked fairly quickly now that the rain is falling.