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The California wine industry is hurting because people aren’t drinking wine. Vino Farms has an idea of making organic wines. It costs 20% more to make organic wines but the payoff could be much bigger.
Younger folks want echo friendly and 59% preferred organic. The wine market is stuck, and Vino Farms might be on to something.
Vino Farms in Lodi California also farms throughout California, a third generation family farm that farms 17,000 acres is looking into making organic wines. Organic cost 20% more to grow but the payoff could be huge. Right now the wine market is stuck at around $550 to $715 per acre, the same price 15 years ago but Vino Farms says growing organic grapes and selling them for up to $1800 a ton could be the answer.
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