…table grape varieties. Leading grape varieties included Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, collectively accounting for 33.3 percent of total tonnage. District 13 had the largest tonnage of the total crush with…
California Grape Crush Shows Modest Increase in 2023
…Chardonnay continued its reign as the top grape variety crushed, accounting for 17.5 percent of the total crush. Cabernet Sauvignon followed closely behind at 17.3 percent of the total. The…
Increased Demand for Raisin Varietals in 2021 Winemaking
…Colombard crop and Chardonnay crop and some of the floral varietals. They used it for still white wine and for champagne,” Lehman explained. The increased interest in Thompson seedless and…
Winegrape Prices Not Keeping Pace with Rising Costs of Production
…area, Aguirre said the trend has caused many industry members to question the future of winegrape production. “Looking at crush District 11, you’ll see that in 2000 with Chardonnay prices…
Winegrape Pomace Holds Even More Value with Recent Discovery
…an important step in fully understanding the value that winegrape residue can provide. “We found that grapes, particularly chardonnay marc, contain an abundant variety of oligosaccharides which we have very…
Positive Movement in California Winegrape Planting Trends
…past few years. The survey shows that cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay were the most popular winegrapes sold in 2020. Pinot noir was the third most popular for new plantings. Another…
2020 Grape Harvest Ramping Up Around California
…of Vineyard operations Greg Gonzales told the association, “This pick date is about four days earlier compared to last year, with the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay coming in between 16…
Strong Grape Harvest in Napa Valley
…in producing excellent quality of fruit throughout Napa Valley. Harvest kicked off back in the middle of August with Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay. “The mild finish to the…
The California Kitchen: Herb Baby Bella Mushrooms
…Olive 3 Sprigs of Thyme 3 Sprigs Rosemary 1/2 C Chardonnay 3 T Fresh Garlic 1/2 C Dry Chives For Savory 1/2 C Demi Glace Untamed Baby Bella Mushrooms For…
The California Kitchen: Escargots with Puffed Pastry
…Sheets of Puffed Pastry TT Butter Spray 8 Snails 2 T Butter 2 T Garlic 1 Splash of Chardonnay 1 T Heavy Cream For this and many more of these…
Second Largest Final Grape Crush Report in Nearly A Decade
…Chardonnay was once again the largest percentage of the overall tonnage volume, accounting for nearly 16 percent of the total. District 13, which includes Fresno, Madera, Alpine, Mono, Into Counties,…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2017 Summary
…158,000 were bearing and 2,000 were non-bearing. The leading wine-type varieties continued to be Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Flame Seedless was the leading table-type grape variety. Thompson Seedless continued to…
Final Grape Crush Up Slightly Over Last Season
…raisin grapes, $252.86, up 18.4 percent; and table grapes, $178.37, up 16.5 percent. In 2017, Chardonnay continued to account for the largest percentage of the total crush volume with 14.5…
2017 California Winegrape Crush Size Confirms Grape Supply Stability
…of Chardonnay and Zinfandel, and California’s coastal and mountain winegrape crop was down just over 2% due to declines in production caused by summer heat spikes across a range of…