Having spent a few days in the UK, I climbed onto a plane at Heathrow Airport where the temperature was around 30°C (86°F). We flew south-west towards Galicia for nearly two hours and by the time we arrived the temperature had dropped to around 19°C (66°F). On face value this makes no sense whatsoever, as we always educated to believe that the further south we travel, the warmer it gets (unless of course, you reside in the southern hemisphere). Whilst I completely understand about jet-streams and pressure systems, this type of climate anomaly still sometimes, leaves me scratching my head….. should I be travelling back to the UK to seek some sun and to spend my summer break I ask myself?

The following day was cloudy and dull in our area, and the night brought heavy rain and thunderstorms (despite the fact that the humidity had not been overtly high). With all the rainfall that we have suffered so far this year this is far from ideal grape growing conditions – it’s wonderful for the vegetation, as the vine canopy spreads like wildfire, but inevitably the fruit itself can suffer in the wet, humid conditions. To date, this is not the perfect summer that we crave.

Having spent a few days in the UK, I climbed onto a plane at Heathrow Airport where the temperature was around 30°C (86°F). We flew south-west towards Galicia for nearly two hours and by the time we arrived the temperature had dropped to around 19°C (66°F). On face value this makes no sense whatsoever, as we always educated to believe that the further south we travel, the warmer it gets (unless of course, you reside in the southern hemisphere). Whilst I completely understand about jet-streams and pressure systems, this type of climate anomaly still sometimes, leaves me scratching my head….. should I be travelling back to the UK to seek some sun and to spend my summer break I ask myself?

The following day was cloudy and dull in our area, and the night brought heavy rain and thunderstorms (despite the fact that the humidity had not been overtly high). With all the rainfall that we have suffered so far this year this is far from ideal grape growing conditions – it’s wonderful for the vegetation, as the vine canopy spreads like wildfire, but inevitably the fruit itself can suffer in the wet, humid conditions. To date, this is not the perfect summer that we crave.