Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined a winter with so much rain. Last week it rained almost every day here, and I mean pouring rain. It seems like it has rained regularly since the month of November. The road from Uzès to Nimes via the Pont Saint Nicolas has been closed for a month now due to falling rocks and landslides. Driving from here to Avignon past Estézargues and Domazan, there is actually water stading in the vineyards, a very rare sight for us here. We are back in a pruning cycle this week, and luckily there is no rain forecast for the next week. Yesterday it was a beautiful day, I didn't even have to wear a coat. This morning though we woke up to more rain showers. Just passing though. The sun is now out and I'm off to the Wednesday market in Uzès, the to the vineyards to prune, and to
look at this beautiful view all day.
At this point, the amount of rain we are getting is good news for the vines, of course it hinders farmers from working in the fields, but it is also filling up the aquafers which badly need it. We've had such little rain since 2005, our reserves are dangerously low. So even though we might feel like we're living in England, this summer we'll be a lot better off for it. Who knows what the weather has in store for us this spring, but for some reason I have a feeling that 2009 is going to be a great year. We'll see if I'm right!
Good news for the vines is good news for us!
Posted by: Vino Vangelist | February 27, 2009 at 01:23 PM