Uruguay: Satisfaction with the harvest in the Litoral, with grapes that come out of very good quality

Published 2021년 3월 11일

Tridge summary

Despite facing dry season challenges, grape production has been outstanding on the northern coast of the country, with Leonardo Falcone's harvest yielding high-alcohol grapes, suitable for long bottle storage. The harvest, which includes varieties like Marselan, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Moscatel, has faced minimal damage from storms and wildlife, thanks to strategic irrigation and cultural practices. Falcone is considering using water for late frosts and is optimistic about the quality of the Muscatel grapes for a sparkling moscato. Currently, his team of 40 is joined by 300 temporary workers, and he is looking forward to reopening borders and exporting wines, including to Canada, despite pandemic-related challenges.
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This year the weather accompanied the harvest on the northern coast of the country and the grape production "has been really very good," Leonardo Falcone told EL TELEGRAFO. "With courage we ran over the dry season, which was the worst we had, investing a lot in sleeves and irrigation equipment," said the businessman as he walked the day before one of the farms where it is being harvested. In Leonardo Falcone's undertaking, two vineyards were watered "with two to three wells in each one, using a lot of water because there was a lot of load and the impact of the sun and drought hit hard," he said. "There was a storm of wind and water that unfortunately punished colleagues from the south, but here that did not happen," he stressed. The day before, the Marselan, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Moscatel varieties were being cut. "You walk up the vineyards but when God and the weather help you, things go well," says Falcone. The sanducero producer this year left the vines "umbrella type, and ...
Source: Eltelegrafo

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