The first estimates of harvest for the 2008 season suggest that the harvest will be 5.5% higher than last season and collected approximately 42 million hl, compared to 39.8 million hectoliters in 2007. But right now, how is the field? Overall, the English growers say this year's harvest has been delayed by at least 15 days on the previous year, all due to abundant spring rains, which resulted in a focus of mildew and powdery mildew and a high percentage of shift in the plant, because it was in time of curd. All this combined with low summer temperatures result in the bunch this maturing at a slower pace than usual. Most technicians polled by MVD say this year has been abnormal, but still the quality of the grapes will be higher than 2007. More
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