The earlier harvest compared with previous years underscores the quality of the grapes.
A first. Commendatore Mario Stival who established the Moletto Winery back in 1960 - 47 years ago - can't remember another year in which harvesting began in early August, as it did this year. In fact, the past year’s weather with a mild winter, sunny, warm spring and hot, but not dry, summer, promoted early ripening of the grapes, but without jeopardizing their quality. On the contrary, the harvest was a true pleasure given that every snip of the shears yielded lovely, healthy, compact clusters of grapes with a high level of sweetness and perfectly ripened. At the Moletto Winery the harvest began on August 6th in the Pinot Grigio vineyards. Perfectly healthy grapes thanks to the fact that they received the ideal amount of rain and warmth. And, luckily, picking always stayed just two or three days ahead of the rain that arrived later in the month. The quality of the grapes is perfectly in line with that of last year's. The unique aspect this year was the earlier date and the fact that operations in the wine cellar began much earlier than in the past.