We were spoiled. Spoiled by hot, hot summers and little rain. The harvests were early. The flavors were intense. We were hoping that would be the norm. In my mind I imagined we have never seen a wet, cool, overcast, and late year like this. Looking back at my written notebook, I see that I am wrong. This year is very much like 2014. The grape sugars are almost exactly where they were 3 years ago on this date. It does seem cooler, though. I just turned the heat on in the house