Slight drop in production and excellent quality. These are the first preliminary predictions on the production of grappa that arrive from Trentino with a harvest in the area that is postponed for about a week. "It is early - says Bruno Pilzer, president of the Trentino Grappa Institute - to make predictions about the vintage, even if the prospects are good today. The harvest, due to the change in temperature in Trentino in recent days, is postponed by about a week, so we are talking about sparkling wine-based whites for late August early September, reds first or second in September.
Lower quantity of grapes, yes, but for grappa it will therefore mean more concentration at extraction ". Pilzer - adds - that" there are those who talk about the vintage of the century, we are cautious, but still confident, especially for grappas aromatic. A slight decrease is expected, as mentioned, also due to the storms of early August which marked some areas in patches, but the quality, to date, seems excellent ".