SocietyRecord summer heat prompts early nighttime grape harvest in Catalonia

Workers at a winery in Barcelona are using headlamps and secateurs to pick grapes before dawn. They begin harvesting at 3 a.m. as scorching summer temperatures push Catalonia into its earliest recorded grape harvest. The unusual timing brings vineyard work into the nighttime and early-morning hours. It reflects how the region’s extreme summer heat is altering the seasonal schedule for grape picking.