Question: What is the lastest on the expected quality of the California harvest for wine vintage 2024?
Answer: The latest reports give the usual optimistic outlook stating “great promise” and “ideal growing conditions and a renewed focus on sustainability”. There is an excellent detailed press release of November 26 by the Wine Institute just released that is linked here. They report “Plentiful winter rainfall and warm summer temperatures set the stage for an early harvest that delivers a memorable high quality vintage across the state”. This press release has lots of vintner insightful comments and many regional reports including Napa with “a classic vintage”.
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