Field Notes: April 26th, 2024

A few weeks ago, I landed in Italy for the Veneto fairs—or at least two of them—ViniVeri in Cerea and VinNatur in Montebello. Waiting to be picked up at the Verona airport, I stripped off my jacket, wishing my feet were in sandals. It was unnaturally warm at 83 degrees, and in April, that’s dangerous. One could feel the impending disaster when the weather broke—as it would. Hail or frost?