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Sonoma County, CA
Continued below the orange worm tracks
On August 27, we went up to Sonoma Valley and saw harvesting and harvest preparations in various locales. We were told that Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc harvest and crush were in process or already completed and that some Pinot Noir was being harvested depending upon locale.
An e-mail on the 28th from the Dry Creek Valley informed me that one winery's Sauvignon Blanc was harvested and crushed last Friday (8/21) and that they plan on harvesting & crushing one vineyard planted to Zinfandel on August 31 and September 1.
All the fruit we saw on vines looked quite ripe and ready to harvest.
I can't find my notes for prior years, but I'm pretty sure that this is early.
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