Island vineyards OK after record-breaking heat wave
VICTORIA -- The recent, record-setting heat wave on Vancouver Island had winemakers and distillers paying careful attention to their grape crops – with a trio reporting no major negative effects. In the Cowichan Valley, Enrico Winery says it was their staff who were most unhappy trying to avoid the heat under scorching temperatures that reached 42 degrees Celsius one day. “Nowhere in the vineyard did we have so much leaf burn that the vines can’t recover,” says winemaker Daniel Cosman. In fact, the winery says a cooler start to the season had put them behind and the heatwave c...
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