Rainy May in California

While many of us were happy to not be watering our yards and gardens the "February in May" rainstorms played havoc with some of the grape crop. Like any fruit, one of the growing season stages is flowering. This all turns to fruit assuming the weather cooperates. Wind and rain can knock back the tiny flowers.

That all happened through much of May right when some of the grape varieties in some locations in the county were flowering. Seems to be mostly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are affected. What this means is that the quantity of the fruit will be lower; the quality is not affected. The extent of the damage won't be known until fruit set in a few weeks.

This is what the crop could look like in some vineyards