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66 WINES&VINES January 2018 VINTAGE 2017 BRITISH COLUMBIA Peter Mitham Northwest correspondent Wines & Vines Growers were generally reporting a good level of quality among grapes harvested, although win- ter damage, some disease pres- sure and heat during the growing season worked to cut yields for some varieties in some regions. Okanagan growers saw smaller berries in 2017 because of dry weather during the season, but these promised more intense fruit that will yield wines of like character. British Columbia experienced a late spring, with many growing regions seeing above-average water levels into June. This en- couraged vegetative growth. By late June, temperatures rose and the rain disappeared. Growing season temperatures were gener- ally 15% above the long-term av- erage but, following a cool spring, this was just enough to ensure fruit was ready to pick by the fourth week of August. September brought cooler temperatures, al- lowing a smooth finish to the sea- son. Arctic in-flows brought the season to abrupt end Oct. 30 and allowed a harvest of grapes for ice wine Nov. 6. Pest pressure in most growing regions of British Columbia was minimal. Cool, damp conditions combined with a blast of high temperatures in May raised the risk of mildew at bloom, requir- ing growers to be on top of spray schedules. NORTHWEST 411 Russell Ave. • Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Ph: 707-528-7649 www.rcmaps.com • rca@rcmaps.com LAND SURVEYING • GIS • PLANNING • RESEARCH ™ Products Tentative Maps Subdivision Maps Records of Survey Custom AVA Maps Topographic Maps GIS/GPS Vineyard/Winery Aerial Photos Land Development Data Management As-Built Surveys Drone Pond Estate Boundary Aerial Control Protecting Your Estate? Passing on your legacy? Modernizing your management? Expanding? We can help! In business since 1976 using the current technology, Ray Carlson and Associates, Inc. can help by providing Surveys, GIS, Mapping, Historical Research and more. 21208 State Road 113, Knights Landing, CA Phone: 530-735-6821, Cell: 530-379-5007 www.guillaumenurseries.com Where Experience is a Tradition • ENTAV Licensee • 2010 Protocol material available • Certified virus and disease test protocol • Order your 2018 grapevine now at Unified, we are at Booth 1120 !! The first load of Pinot Noir is pressed for rosé wine Sept. 5 at The Carlton Wine- makers Studio in Oregon's Willamette Valley.