Pecorino Update

We have had an unbelievably hot and dry summer.  A brief rain shower yesterday was only the 2nd drop of rain since we arrived on the 16th July.  The summer has been incredibly hot with temperatures at Orchidea in the high 30's for over a month.

Temperatures have dropped in the last couple of days, but it is still dry; and in the high 20's.

As a result, the grapes are ripening very early;  they were measuring already 20 Brix yesterday, so it is likely we will be picking in the next week or so.  The crop looks good, although the berries are very small.