Julien’s wish for this, his first year as Vineyard Manager: “A Harvest.” People thought he was joking. Nothing grander than that? … or was he clairvoyant? It was a year of frost and hailstorms that ruined the work of many. It was a summer of unprecedented heat and drought. Tomatoes got sunburned and cooked on the vine. Fruit shrivelled on the trees. Far-off fires filled our air with smoke. The usually rambunctious dog panted in the shade. Even the forest seemed to have trouble breathing. Conditions which sent us scrambling in mid August, with local workers still away on […]
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