In the Italian Dolomites, it snowed four times over the last two weeks of January after barely a flake fell since November. It was good news for the Milano Cortina Olympic Games, as the resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo, the “Queen of the Dolomites,” prepared to host the bobsled events, women’s Alpine skiing, luge, and more.
Around 40 miles west of the Games, in the village of Cortina sulla Strada del Vino (or SSDV), Claus Drescher, export sales manager of Peter Zemmer winery, was also happy. “Snow for us is also essential as winemakers because then in the summer we have some water left,” says Drescher.
