2002

The 2001-2002 Viticultural year was one of the driest years on record.  During the winter almost no rain fell. Besides the dry winter, the...

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1980

One of the driest Winters on record. A poor flowering under wet and cold conditions, but the Summer of 1980 was hot and dry. When the harvest...

2001

The 2001 viticultural season was marked by one of the wettest winters on record, with widespread flooding and damage in the Douro region. From...

2011

The winter preceding the 2011 harvest was wetter and colder than the 30-year average. Budburst occurred as usual mid March and warm weather and...

2009

2009 was a year of very low yields, partly due to the relatively small amount of fruit produced by all vine varieties and in part to the very dry...