Sitting in the square of NSG, recapitulating the first week/weeks of the 2026 harvest. It is a mixed feeling, and one feels a lack of energy due to the harvesting situation. The weather is beautiful, the grapes small and ripe. The grapes look beautiful and healthy ... all should be good except …
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Harvest 2026 – lacking pickers
The temperatures have dropped further down to around 25 degrees. The weather seems more unstable ... there are some showers and thunderstorms in the forecast ... so rain could come. ... there is, however, a tendency to see the promised showers disappear from the forecasts before they materialise …
Harvest 2026 – the alcohol in the room
The temperatures dropped quite a bit today ... down to 28 degrees ... with a further drop down to around 25 degrees in the days to come. The weather seems more unstable ... but not much rain in the forecast. First expected rain on Monday, August 24th and the 25th ... there is, however, a …
Harvest 2026 – avanti … Avanti!!
The temperatures have dropped quite a bit with the arrival of showers and thunderstorms and are now down to just below 30 degrees Celsius, aside from today, Wednesday, August 19th. Still quite hot though! The weather is becoming more unstable next week with almost daily showers - there is, …
Harvest 2026 – a fair bit of rain!
The temperatures have dropped with the arrival of showers and thunderstorms and are now down to just below 30 degrees Celsius, with a further drop expected Thursday, August 20th - down to 25 degrees. The weather is becoming more unstable next week with almost daily showers - how much is, however, …





