Archive for december, 2009
2009 – PAUL SYMINGTON’S VINTAGE REPORT
CHALLENGING YEAR
This has been a challenging year for the people of the Douro and the vines that they cultivate. Three dry years in succession in a region such as ours complicates the already difficult task of farming mountain vineyards. By the end of September only 285 mm of rain had fallen at Quinta do Bomfim, [...]
