2020 in Abruzzo saw a mild winter, not as cold as we are used to, saw punctual budbreak and rain in the month of May, which guaranteed nice cellular growth during the green phase and copious rain again in mid July.
The first 10 days of August saw beautiful night and day excursions, significant temperature drops of 10-12 degrees which brought night temperatures to 20, 22 degrees Celcius… it made us forget about global warming for a minute. And yes, it didn’t last long, as after that rain of mid July we didn’t have anymore, bringing Trebbiano vines in a temporary hydric stress before picking, few days in which there was no photosynthesis going on, no accumulation of sugars and acidity quickly dropping.