(Wines&Vines) - Several days of record heat have put pressure on growers and vintners in Sonoma County to bring in the 2017 wine grape harvest.

Many reported they are near or at the mid-way point of harvest and while the rising temperatures raised concerns many also said they had picked the most sensitive varieties before temperatures surged past the century mark over Labor Day Weekend and this most recent weekend. The heat sped up the harvest that is being described as slightly less than normal in size and coming to an end in mid-October.