20/10/2026
Harvest 2026: Rich grapes, but balance is what matters
The grapes were clean, had good skins, and were high quality, with high sugar levels as well. The potential alcohol levels measured were above 15% before harvest.
This does not mean the 2026 vintage w**es will have alcohol levels of 15% or above.
Lorenzo says:
"𝑃𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑜ℎ𝑜𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑, 𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑗𝑜𝑏 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦."
It's too early to say what the 2026 w**es will be like. The juice is still "simmering" in the tanks.
Wondering how this year's harvest went? Read Lorenzo’s observations in our latest article.
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 "𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓" 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞.
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