When flooding from El Ni"o happened in the spring of 1998, it wreaked havoc in northern Santa Barbara County, closing down Foxen Canyon Road and causing major damage in many vineyards. But I'm a native Californian and I can't remember any major rainstorms occurring in early fall. Storms dumping heavy rainfall, admittedly, would cause problems. They focus on the threat, which reflects badly on the wines made that vintage, so I wanted to clarify a few things. Of course, the storm turned out to be only a sprinkle, and that was in just a few areas in SLO County, which made the storm-watch reports and my concern all the more laughable.Īt this time of year, newspapers rarely report the whole story. # every winemaker's "worst nightmare." I feared that ill-informed readers would think local wineries needn't bother harvesting grapes this year. ON THE MOVE : Per Bacco Cellars had already harvested its Pinot Noir by the time threats of heavy rain loomed last week, but consulting winemaker Paul Wilkins said that the light rain that fell wasn't really a concern.
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