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Question: Heard about the Okanagan BC cold snap in January 2024 (following the one in December 2022) that substantially damaged vineyards. What about frost this year in Europe?
Answer: Yes this is the time of year to worry about frost affecting grapevines. Recall those bad 2016 ones in Chablis. April 2024 has already seen threats in Bordeaux and elsewhere. Parts of Europe had a warmer winter which encouraged early grape bud shoots. Germany had a record very warm March followed by destructive frost last week of April 2024. Early reports of damage are quite extreme. Monitor the 2024 German crop volumes affecting even the usual hardy Riesling.
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