Harvest in Santorini 2017: A song of lava and Assyrtiko
''Until the heat waves of late June all looked very bright for the upcoming vintage in Santorini'' says George Gavalas of Gavalas Estate. ''For what I have witnessed so far in my numerous harvests, this was the best spring of the last decade'' he continues.
But then catastrophe knocked the door Yiannis Paraskevopoulos of Gaia Wines admits . ''The extremely hot weather conditions in June caused many problems with sunburn - damage affecting approximately 40-60% of the entire crop'' he reports, adding that he expects yields to be decreased by 20-30%.
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