Wines & Vines reports on the 2007 harvest. The magazine is an authorative standard for the wine industry and consumer. They report a very light crop throughout the state with the largest shortages in Pinot Noir.
The vintage of ‘07, which will prove to be a short crop by 10-25%, is a tale of three harvests. Even, albeit cool, temperatures throughout most of the state had workers picking earlier than usual, only to see a halt in activity in the middle of September.
In Santa Barbara County, Jeff Newton of Coastal Vineyard Care Assoc. said the yields are down 30%, but the quality is “excellent. The color was very good, the flavors of Syrah and Pinot Noir are excellent. It will be a much better than average year.”
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