On Wednesday, it rained. Between fog, humidity and drizzle, it feels like we haven’t had a fully dry day for a couple of weeks, and while everybody in Portland rejoices and pulls out their fuzzy socks and rainslickers, winemakers and vineyard managers in the Willamette pull out their Anton Paars (in this case a device for measuring sugar in Brix or specific gravity) and pH meters.
Rain means swollen grapes –...
