On Saturday, June 1st, in the Penedès region of Catalunya there was a hailstorm that lasted just 30 minutes. But what it lacked for in terms of length, it made up for in terms of intensity. Videos on social media showed near white-out conditions as the hail blasted Penedès and specifically, the upper or ‘Alt’ regions intensely and destroyed at least 70% of the new grapes growing on the vines totally 1,500ha in area within the region. While most of the municipalities of Baix Penedès, Alt Penedès, and Anoia y […]
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