The Rhone valley are just a few days away from completing
what promises to be a great 2015 vintage.
The growers were certainly all
smiles last week and by the time I flew back home on Thursday, all that was
left to pick were a few pockets of Syrah in the North and the red Grenache in
the south. The dry conditions throughout summer, thick skins and healthy
ripe fruit already remind many growers of 2005. The forecast is good for
this week, so fingers crossed.