The lack of rain will condition the 2021 harvest in the Penedès Denomination of Origin: it is expected that healthy grapes will be harvested, although the amount of grapes will be lower than the average of previous years due to this lack of rainfall, which has characterized the meteorology of the last months in the territory.
Compared to the 2020 harvest, deeply marked by the mildew problems that affected it a lot, this year it will not be affected by this disease, mainly due to the low rainfall registered in the DO Penedès area. However, the forecasts for the beginning of the harvest are set at the current dates and only a brief advance is foreseen in the areas where the soils are drier.
The harvest in the DO Penedès
Regarding the count of the output of grapes made each year by INCAVI (Institut Català de la Vinya i el Vi) to the vineyards of this appellation of origin, it has been recorded that this 2021 the Macabeu, Xarello and Parellada varieties have had an average number of grapes higher than 1. It is worth highlighting the Macabeu variety, in which the output of grapes has been increased by 35% compared to the previous year. However, it should be noted that if we compare this data with the average of recent years, the figure only represents a 2.9% increase. In the case of Xarel·lo it represents a drop of -8.4% and in Parellada it is also reduced by -7.2%.
But the weather conditions have not only conditioned the total volume of the harvest, but also the weight of the grape. From the technical services of the DO Penedès they hope that in the coming days there will be rainfall, so that the grape from the 2021 harvest will have a lower production than the average, although the quality of the fruit will be high.
This fact will also be seen in the earliest varieties at the time of starting with the 2021 harvest, such as the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape fall, in which it is expected that a lot of grapes will be harvested, but that they will not reach the expected average weight.
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The harvest in the DO Penedès will be lower than in previous years
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The lack of rain will condition the 2021 harvest in the Penedès Denomination of Origin: it is expected that healthy grapes will be harvested, although the amount of grapes will be lower than the average of previous years due to this lack of rainfall, which has characterized the meteorology of the last months in the territory.
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Gastronomy Journal