How does 2010 compare with 2007?

In conversation with Alvento winemaker Bruno Moos

James:
How does 2010 in the Niagara Region compare with the famous 2007 growing season?

Bruno:
The famous 2007 was dry, no rain. There were long days of sunshine. But we didn't have the dry stress that we could have had. We had weeks through our whole growing season that were as if it had rained. Which was funny. Even the grass was green. You'd pull out the grass and it would be dry underneath.
This year, everything really was accelerated by the fact that it periodically rained but rained mostly at night. So we didn't lose any sunlight to rain. During the day it was very good. We've had very few days with clouds. This year everything was faster and more intense and the result is that we are going to harvest earlier which is an advantage because you don't need to worry about mildew so much. This year will be better than 2007. For the reds especially. Whites, Riesling for instance, like lower temperatures and lower sunshine. Viognier is doing OK. I'm sure Chardonney will be fine. But all the reds are going to do very well. Nebbiolo's going to be the Nebbiolo of the century.