Wine Spectator 2013 Vintage Report ~ Napa Valley The good news: An ideal season—dry conditions and a long, sunny summer. Promising grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon shined brightest, but everything excelled, from reds to whites. Analysis: Assessing harvests is a process that extends from the actual picking, to fermentations, to barrel aging and then selection—separating the best lots from lesser ones. But so far, Napa Valley winemakers are unanimous in their enthusiasm for the just-finished 2013 harvest, a drought year and worthy, if not superior, successor to 2012.
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