Coinciding with the feast of St. Matthew, Patron of Logroño, the city dresses up to celebrate the joy. Since 1956 also called Harvest Festival, and suppose the beginning to so hard work. Bodegas Riojanas have already started the 2014 Harvest Campaign. After a week of occasional and scattered rains have affected the normal evolution of slowing the ripening vineyard, vineyards have excellent health and vegetative state. The climate of the next few weeks will be critical to final qualitative results of the harvest. It is desirable to make a dry and sunny weather with cold temperatures at night. Expectations of quality grapes are good. with a forecast of a vintage 2014 around 430 million kilos of grapes. Source: Rioja Wine