2017 started wet and rainy with record breaking rain from November through April. With a mild early Spring and bud break in March, it was the recipe for a wild Spring & Summer when our team worked hard to finish soil work and keep up with the vines fast growth. Mild Summer temperatures provided a breather with slower ripening at the end of the ripening cycle. A heat spike on Labor day weekend spured the final stage of ripening and a flurry of activity to get the grapes harvested.