Okanagan wine industry welcomes milder winter after previous year’s catastrophic losses
Global News
It was this week last year when overnight temperatures plunged to catastrophic lows of minus 30, wiping out entire grape crops in the Okanagan.
The vines at Tantalus Vineyards in Kelowna, B.C., are in recovery mode after last year’s devastating cold snap.
“A respite year, which we are in so far, would be wonderful for these vines to heal, to recover and to grow again properly,” said Dave Paterson, the winemaker at Tantalus Vineyards in Kelowna.
It was this week last year when overnight temperatures plunged to catastrophic lows of – 30 C, wiping out entire grape crops in the Okanagan.
“The catastrophe starts around the – 17, -18 mark and if we get down to – 27, – 30 mark again then all bets are off,” Paterson told Global News.
So far, this winter season has been a mild one with the coldest low recorded the morning of Jan. 14 at – 3.9 C, compared to an average low of – 8 for this time of year.
“Fingers crossed right now that the same weather that we have had the last few months continues,” Paterson said.
As for daytime highs, those too are above average.
“This winter we have seen temperatures about 2.8 degrees warmer than normal in Kelowna,” said Global News meteorologist Peter Quinlan.
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