Despite a heart-stopping frost on April 15, the 2022 vintage rallied to a highly
successful close. Optimal conditions in late June resulted in exceptional fruit
set and continued through July and August. Crop estimates in August beat
expectations, giving the first indication that we had rebounded from the frost.
A warm September followed by the warmest October on record accelerated
ripening and boosted yields, creating a new challenge to bring in all that ripe
fruit in a compressed window. Cooler fall-like conditions arrived in the last
week of October when the last remaining blocks and vineyards were
harvested during breaks in weather.