In late September 2013, two weather events, a week apart, brought light precipitation and humid conditions that promote rot. Since most of our grapes were already harvested free of rot, we hadn't expected an October chance to produce late harvest nectars from nobly-rotted Gewürztraminer and Riesling. Gewürz has particularly thick skins, not easily prone to rot, so typically we have to wait until November to harvest before significant rot exists. There are downsides to picking in November; the grape's natural acidity is reduced and inevitably some fruit is lost to funky rot. It's interesting to compare the "specs" for our 2013 Cluster Select Gewürz to the 2012 that we released last year.

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