With knee-deep snow and winter frosts, we discovered the viticultural year in February. Winter left us with a good moisture reserve, while spring was long and cold (finally ‘normal’), which delayed the development of the vines. Rains and cool weather during the flowering period left a mark on some of the varieties and naturally regulated the yield, shaping loose clusters. Then followed the typical Sakar summer – with extremely high temperatures and long periods of drought. Just in time, the rain in August contributed to the shaping and preservation of a wonderful harvest! We began the grape harvest in the last days of August and, (im)patiently, after the rain, finished it at the end of October.