Pretty toasty in Wineville

We are roasting here, with no sea breezes to compensate. I couldn't believe my eyes this a.m. when I saw we are expecting a high temp of 109 degrees. You couldn't even make Jell-o in this weather. Yikes. The Napa Valley is the place for lovers...and I am getting the hell out! 😱

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YUCK Donna, Hope you find something to do to stay kool :cool:

I have an extra room Donna although it is on the other side of the USA from ya!!!

IBD- I love your signature line. :floor:

i would literally melt if it got to be 109 here !

We are roasting here, with no sea breezes to compensate. I couldn't believe my eyes this a.m. when I saw we are expecting a high temp of 109 degrees. You couldn't even make Jell-o in this weather. Yikes. The Napa Valley is the place for lovers...and I am getting the hell out! 😱

Close your eyes and think of standing on the top deck of the ferry over to Seattle.

Close your eyes and think of standing on the top deck of the ferry over to Seattle.

It was 95 degrees in Seattle yesterday!

OH MY! That's hot all right...stare directly at my tar...go to your happy place. Repeat after me..."there's no place this cold"..."there's no place this cold"..."there's no place this cold"...

Donna
Sorry you are roasting--and wondering if this weather adversely effects the grape harvest? Would there be a delay? Does it over-ripen the grapes, make them lose flavor or whatever? Inquiring minds want to know.

Donna
Sorry you are roasting--and wondering if this weather adversely effects the grape harvest? Would there be a delay? Does it over-ripen the grapes, make them lose flavor or whatever? Inquiring minds want to know.

Pinot Raisin?

If I lived in wineville I would be toasty every day.

If I lived in wineville I would be toasty every day.

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Sueshore, you asked about weather and wine. No one ever knows, really until the fruit is in. And that's when the P.R. gang takes over. Since discovering the powers of P.R., there has not been a mediocre harvest in the Napa Valley:roll: . But in general, the late spring rains and cool temps in combo with this record setting prolonged heat wave does not spell good things for wine. The vines looks very stressed and we could be making raisins. Cabernet and merlot stand up well to heat stress. Sauvignon blanc and chardonnay do not. And pinot grapes are the most sensitive of all. So time well tell. I can tell you, on the other hand, that when the fatal vine pest phylloxera infects a vineyard, some of the best wine you will ever see from such vineyards come during the death throes. This is because stressed vines produce great wines. Go figure and stay tuned.

So far as people go, however, I can tell you that this is NOT good. Yesterday, it was literally hard to breathe. If you have any tendencies to claustrophobia, you begin to feel quite panicky. We finally went out to a movie and could hardly stand the half-block walk from where we parked. A horror movie was playing, involving a woman trying to put on a pair of panty hose in 109-degree temps. Just kidding! We saw "Click" and it was excellent. Just as we were going to bed and thanking the gods for a/c, the power went out. So we are dealing with that this morning, throwing circuit breakers and calling the electrician. Power has resumed, at least, and we could be in St. Louis. All things in perspective. Reminds me of the ice storm when I was living in Atlanta. My mother called from Florida with strictest orders to, "Get into bed, turn on your electric blanket, and don't come out until the power's back on!"

This, too shall pass...just hope that I don't first.

Donna stay cool baby!!!! the heat broke a little bit here, but we were dealing with 115 heat index over the weekend!!!!! Who's ready for fall????? :lol:

If I lived in wineville I would be toasty every day.

If I lived in Wienie-ville I would be toasty every day.

If I lived in Wienie-ville I would be toasty every day.

:rolling:

It is only 95ish here today and I swear it feels cool outside! :cool:

forget fall, lets head straight for winter with -5 wind chill :cool:

forget fall, lets head straight for winter with -5 wind chill :cool:

Uh, I can wait for that, missy! 😀

the dawg days are surely here. I'm ready for a little cool snap myself. ;-)

It was 95 degrees in Seattle yesterday!

Ok, That's 14 degrees cooler than Napa!!!

it was 84 here yesterday. nice out, but so godawful humid...

forget fall, lets head straight for winter with -5 wind chill :cool:

Now Audie...let's not getting carried away. 😀

Fall is lovely...sweaters, football games, leaves changing. Did I mention October on the beach?? Let's not speed through that.