"It was lethal," says Val Tait, winemaker at Gold Hill in the Oliver Osoyoos region of the Okanagan. "I'm hearing 100% bud loss throughout the valley."
Last week's arctic blast delivered a particularly bad blow to the already struggling Okanagan Valley. Few grape varieties can survive when temperatures drop below -15°F. It's still too early to tell the full extent of this year's damage, but initial outlooks are grim.
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