We are lucky that our 2013 fruit is now safely in the cellar, as the weather has taken a decided turn for the worse…. in the last few days it has become very unsettled and stormy! Don’t forget that our tiny denomination is situated more or less on the corner of Spain where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Bay of Biscay – a notorious area for stormy weather, and on these occasions we find ourselves quite exposed to the elements.

Many of our vineyard locations are bordered by trees, that form a beautiful, rural backdrop during the summer months, but maybe not quite so beautiful when the very same trees fall on top of our vines! It goes without saying that persistent heavy rain eventually undermines the ground that supports the tree, which, combined with strong winds straight off the ocean, will eventually bring down even the most well established specimen. Unfortunately this is exactly what happened in our El Pazo vineyard this week. Of course we have to be thankful that no one was hurt, and remember that whilst being very inconvenient, the broken posts and wires of the pergola can be replaced.

Just another item to add to the list of jobs for the winter months.

We are lucky that our 2013 fruit is now safely in the cellar, as the weather has taken a decided turn for the worse…. in the last few days it has become very unsettled and stormy! Don’t forget that our tiny denomination is situated more or less on the corner of Spain where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Bay of Biscay – a notorious area for stormy weather, and on these occasions we find ourselves quite exposed to the elements.

Many of our vineyard locations are bordered by trees, that form a beautiful, rural backdrop during the summer months, but maybe not quite so beautiful when the very same trees fall on top of our vines! It goes without saying that persistent heavy rain eventually undermines the ground that supports the tree, which, combined with strong winds straight off the ocean, will eventually bring down even the most well established specimen. Unfortunately this is exactly what happened in our El Pazo vineyard this week. Of course we have to be thankful that no one was hurt, and remember that whilst being very inconvenient, the broken posts and wires of the pergola can be replaced.

Just another item to add to the list of jobs for the winter months.