Gourmets of Wine > ”˜05's Lower-Alcohol Due to Cool weather?

[Avenue Vine] Bob Steinhauer, viticulturist at Foster's Wine Estates Americas, called the 2005 growing season "a dogfight from start to finish." The growing season started with a wet winter, especially on the North Coast, followed by a long, cool growing season that left many grape growers fighting mildew and botrytis. Cool weather in September and October, however, provided ideal conditions for grape growers.

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