Being located immediately adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean we don’t experience too many frosty days in winter – the influence of the ocean not only moderates the temperature in summer, but it also regulates the extremes of cold at this time of year. Of course the high humidity of our sea air does mean that the winter chill can be very penetrating.

Quite often our first frost does not arrive until early in the new year, but this winter it has arrived just a little earlier, on 20th November to be precise. As I mention every year, the significance of frost is that it is the first signal that pruning will soon be under way, and also helps to eliminate one or two of the unwanted  insects in our vineyard.

With such a late harvest in 2013, we have only just finished the fermentations, and it’s a very sobering thought that we already have Thanksgiving next week, and that Christmas is only one month away. So whether you are eating your turkey either for Christmas or for Thanksgiving, you shouldn’t forget that albariño is still the perfect match!

Being located immediately adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean we don’t experience too many frosty days in winter – the influence of the ocean not only moderates the temperature in summer, but it also regulates the extremes of cold at this time of year. Of course the high humidity of our sea air does mean that the winter chill can be very penetrating.

Quite often our first frost does not arrive until early in the new year, but this winter it has arrived just a little earlier, on 20th November to be precise. As I mention every year, the significance of frost is that it is the first signal that pruning will soon be under way, and also helps to eliminate one or two of the unwanted  insects in our vineyard.

With such a late harvest in 2013, we have only just finished the fermentations, and it’s a very sobering thought that we already have Thanksgiving next week, and that Christmas is only one month away. So whether you are eating your turkey either for Christmas or for Thanksgiving, you shouldn’t forget that albariño is still the perfect match!