{"id":188,"date":"2021-10-11T17:22:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T15:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lnx.marabino.it\/?p=188"},"modified":"2022-07-26T20:50:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:50:38","slug":"autumn-2021-the-harvest-of-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marabino.it\/en\/autumn-2021-the-harvest-of-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn 2021: The harvest of records"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear friend,<\/p>\n

If it is true that this 2021 has been very hard, primarely due to the forced coexistence with the pandemic, it is also true that we have taken great satisfaction in the sports field with the unexpected victory of our national team at the European football championship and with the record medal of Tokyo Games. But it\u2019s not just that! Speaking of records, the province of Siracusa has reached the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe with a peak of 48.8 \u00b0C and in our small way, here in Marabino, we have reached the record for the least productive harvest in our history (but of which we are, despite everything, very happy, since the quality of the wines seems fantastic).<\/p>\n

This year, 2021, began with a very dry winter and with a cool spring, never excessively hot. On the one hand, the vegetation of the vines was very limited due to the absence of rain, on the other hand, the soils have fortunately retained a good dose of humidity deriving from the very first rainfall of the year. This is the reason why\u00a0during the season we only carried out 3 treatments based on mine sulfur<\/strong>, a preventive measure against powdery mildew.
Blossoms were regular, however, we immediately noticed that the vines had fewer clusters than in past seasons. Besides, the arrival of summer coincided with ten days of very sultry heat: the sky was hazy, the light was pale, temperatures were over 40 \u00b0C. Fortunately, temperatures dropped in July (especially at night) and the normal veraison of Nero d\u2019Avola began. At the end of the month, another burst of very dry African heat arrived and it lasted until mid-August, reaching the heat record I mentioned earlier on the 11th. The weather was so hot! Anyway, let\u2019s talk about wines.<\/p>\n

Our white wines<\/strong>: we started the harvest on August 4 with the collection of Moscato grape for \u201cMuscatedda\u201d and we finished it on the 12th with the harvest of the grapes destined for \u201cMoscato della Torre\u201d. On August 5 we harvested the grapes for \u201cFondo alla Palma\u201d, it has been an extraordinary year for this parcel in terms of quality and finesse. From the 6th to the 10th of August we harvested the chardonnay for \u201c\u00c8ureka\u201d. In particular, Moscato and Chardonnay grapes were very healthy, with ripe seeds, striking aromas and surprising freshness, although unfortunately with very low yields.<\/p>\n\t

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