2018 again had a very hot summer. We had no preciptation between May 10th and September 23rd. The few little rain drops that came down were not worth to be mentioned.

Vine roots go deep into the soil, so roots of a certain age survived well heat and drought. Younger roots however showed clear  symptoms of heat. Grapes would dry out to “raisins”. Yellow leaves testified the enormous lack of water, and, brown stains were due to sun burn. The soil showed cracks as large as a human arm and as deep that an elbow would almost disappear.