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of grapes than what was previously seen in past years. “Twenty years ago we couldn’t grow what we have now. We grow Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, which typically you could only grow hybrids down in the valley 20 years ago. Now with the warmer weather and more heat units per season, we are seeing we are able to ripen those more traditional European varieties very well down here as well,” says Etsell, who adds that it’s a combination of the warmer weather and root stalks that are allowing them to grow these different varieties of wine. In North America, often a European variety of grape is grafted on top. Etsell says that there’s been a lot of research and a lot of different types of root stalks and different clones that work well in wet soil or work better in sand, that pushes the plant to ripen early. He says in the past 20 years, there has been a lot of research into the different types of root stalks that help winemakers grow in regions that wouldn’t typically grow grapes. “Once we started picking, everything cooled down, which was good; there wasn’t a massive spike in sugars,” says Dumayne, adding that there was also no disease pressure since there was BULK MATERIAL AND FERTILIZER SPREADERS Spreaders for All Applications Custom Sizes & Shapes Are Our Specialty! S&A manufactures a complete line of bulk material and fertilizer spreaders including ground-drive and hydraulic-drive models. Various sizes and configurations are available including banding attachments, multiple drop units, adjustable axle widths, narrow 4’ wide units, low profile units and any other configurations you may need. We also manufacture a complete line of bulk material and fertilizer handling equipment including tenders, bulk storage tanks and belt conveyors. Check out our new website! www.samfg.com All Hydraulic Spreader w/Flingers no rain. “It’s my ninth vintage here in Canada, and one of my favourites I’ve seen so far in terms of fruit quality, balance of acidity, and fresh style of wine.” o Vineyard Spreaders Gypsum/Compost Spreaders S&A Manufacturing 7211 N. Pacific Ave. • Livingston, CA 95334 Phone: 209-394-8048 • Fax: 209-394-4522 Matthew Dumayne, chief winemaker at Okanagan <strong>Crush</strong> Pad in Summerland, B.C., says that he’s seen the quality of wine improving as people are doing more site selection and research into site selection. They did experience a fire near their vineyard last summer, but he says that for the amount of fruit they process, it was a small block. They started picking the fruit towards the last week of August and were heavily focused on their sparkling for their Haywire brand. He says overall, the growing season was a pretty dry summer with the wildfires and it wasn’t too hot. 13
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