Mother Nature still refuses to be ruled by man! This was seen in the 2010 harvest where, following years of early harvest, including in mid-August, work continued through the end of August and first few days of September. Exactly the same thing happened a couple of decades ago. The weather influenced grape maturation, but the must yield is more than good. Quality is very high with healthy grapes and excellent alcohol content. This is the situation for white grape varieties. For a red grape evaluation, it is still early.