Smoke from the California and Pacific Northwest wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation’s most celebrated wine regions.
The things that set California apart, for better or worse, were all there last Sunday afternoon: terrifying flames, wine country glamour and a rescue straight out of Hollywood.
In the forested foothills bordering Oregon’s Willamette Valley, thick yellow-brown smoke smothered a region famed for producing“Pinot noir is a very thin-skinned grape, meaning it’s very delicate in nature, and you can’t mask any type of flaws in the growing condition or in the winery,” said Christine Clair, winery director of Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner, Ore.
Jim Bernau, founder of Willamette Valley Vineyards, said of the smoke: “I’ve been here growing wine grapes for over 38 years, and I have never experienced or seen anything like this as a wine grower.”By last weekend, rain and shifting winds had cleared the skies. Bernau believed many Oregon wineries would escape damage because the smoke did not linger too long.Get Boiling Point, our newsletter about climate change, the environment and building a more sustainable California.
“After just about two days, you can have a pretty good idea if that juice that now became wine is viable,” Clair said. The results indicated a low risk of smoke taint for the whites and rosés.In fermenting red samples, the skin is left on. Initial results are also promising, but the winery is prepared to turn some of the grapes with heavier smoke exposure into rosé instead of red wine, Clair said.
The wine industry had already been hammered this year by the coronavirus and shutdown of restaurants, bars and wine-tasting rooms.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
'Wet ashtray' wine grapes left to birds as fires choke West Coast vineyardsHeavy ground smoke clouded Hanson Vineyards in Oregon's picturesque Willamette Valley for more than a week following a Labor Day windstorm that kicked up wildfires across the western United States.
Weiterlesen »
'Wet ashtray' wine grapes left to birds as fires choke West Coast vineyardsHeavy ground smoke clouded Hanson Vineyards in Oregon's picturesque Willamette Valley for more than a week following a Labor Day windstorm that kicked up wildfires across the western United States.
Weiterlesen »
Mike Santoli’s market notes: Apple is standoff stock, key market level to watch, sell-off over?New for subscribers: Mike Santoli’s market notes: Apple is standoff stock, key market level to watch, sell-off over? Check out CNBCPro today.
Weiterlesen »
Are You Holding Your Wine Glass the Wrong Way?Over and over again, I see people hold their glasses in one of three bizarre ways, all of which I believe they’ve learned from bad TV. Here they are, so that in the future you can avoid utilizing them.
Weiterlesen »
Mike Santoli's market notes: Corrections are processes, Apple tussle intense, Nike revaluationNew for subscribers: Mike Santoli's market notes: Corrections are processes, Apple tussle intense, Nike revaluation Check out CNBCPro today.
Weiterlesen »
Supermarket 'Karen' Smashes Wine Bottles Due to COVID-19 PrecautionsA shopper smashed a couple shelves of wine in a fit over coronavirus precautions in a UK supermarket and got arrested.
Weiterlesen »