COURTESY: California Table Grape Commission With promotable volume of California grapes available through December, retail promotion and consumer advertising continue through year-end in the U.S., and in Canada, Mexico, and…
Week in Review: AB 616 Vetoed and Grapes Can Thrive with Less Water
Several agricultural organizations have expressed support for Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of AB 616. New winegrape research looking at irrigation levels has produced some positive results for growers in coastal…
The Western View: September is California Wine Month
…has had its ups and downs. It all began with the Spanish invasion of California, and their first missions along the coast. Junipero Serra planted the first grapes in the…
Winegrape Market Poised for a Rebound Year in 2021
…market was dismal. Wineries were asking us to just pull the grapes out. They had no interest. And then COVID hit,” Brown noted. “Now there’s actually a shortage of grapes…
Winegrape Oversupply Compounds Issue of Smoke Exposure
The winegrape oversupply in 2020 had a detrimental effect on a variety of aspects of the industry, most notably prices. However, the abundant supply of winegrapes also played a role…
Lack of Smoke Exposure Standards Complicate Winegrape Contracts
…often associated with smoke exposure also occur naturally in grapes. Research has shown that detectable levels of these phenolic compounds can be found in grapes that have not been exposed…
Fruit and Vegetable Trade Increases in First Part of 2021
…fruit and vegetables also increased. U.S. exports of fresh fruits grew by seven percent over last year, to over $1.6 billion. The category was led by grapes, pears, apples, and…
Appropriations Bill Includes Additional Funding for Smoke Exposure Research
Funding may be on the way to provide additional support for federal research looking into the issue of smoke exposure in winegrapes. The Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bill by the…
New Disease Resistant Winegrapes Proving Popular with Growers
…that these grapes stand alone. They are very high quality, and they are very excited about growing them as an individual and not necessarily as a blended product.” Listen to…
Health Bite: Gas Station Finds
…oranges. And others may have grapes or cut-up melons in a cup. It’s best to go with fresh produce rather than dried fruit. Fresh produce is full of water. Meanwhile,…
Growers Affected by Recent Wildfires Struggle With New Drought Challenges
…have indicated they had 70 percent loss in production and revenues last year. So, people are looking at pulling out some of those less productive blocks of grapes and you…
Acreage of Mechanically Harvested Raisins Declines, But Percentage Increases
…cooperation with the California Department of Agriculture, has detailed the prevalence of mechanical harvesting for raisin grapes. Thirty-one percent of California’s raisin grape acreage was harvested mechanically in 2020, for…
Research Looks at Grapevine Red Blotch Virus Effects on Wine Quality
…mitigate those impacts and potentially be able to make better wine out of grapes that are infected with red lead viruses.” Listen to the radio report below. Research Looks at…
Beating and Treating Common Grape Pests and Diseases
…grapes just as much as we humans do. Some of the common pests you might find, include: Japanese Beetles, Black Vine Weevils, Grape Cane Girdlers, Grape Mealybugs, and Grassy Winged…