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Cool breezy conditions during bud break, flowering, and set created small, loose clusters. We find loose clusters possess intensified aromatics, as each grape has ample airflow around it. The cool spring also pushed back harvest, normally we pick grapes for rose wines in August, but all grapes for Love You Bunches Rose were picked in September and Grenache even trailed into October. Cold temperatures during our night-time picks helped ensure Love You Bunches Rose remained ultra-crisp. We managed to harvest all of the fruit prior to an early October frost that ended the ripening season in many Santa Barbara County Vineyards.