…already in transit to China, along with some wineries losing orders the day that the tariffs were announced. “These tariffs have real impacts, they’re having impacts now, but we remain…
2017 California Winegrape Crush Size Confirms Grape Supply Stability
…increase from the 2016 total. Of the total grape crush in 2017, 8.5% (361,856 tons) was crushed for [unfermented] grape juice concentrate – used internally by wineries and also in…
NRCS Specialist Returns from Retirement to Assist Wildfire Relief Efforts
…individuals affected by the fires in Napa and Sonoma Counties, “working with grape growers and wineries, working with conservation measures to help protect agricultural land from the coming winter rains.”…
North Coast Wildfires Less Impactful to Ag Than Early Reports
…information collected showed that 93 percent of wineries were unaffected by the fires and 99.8 percent of vineyard acres in the north coast were unaffected. The efforts to rebuild the…
Agri View: California Disasters
…tells us about the drought hurting all of California’s agriculture. The destructive fires destroyed the vineyards in the north, but also the wineries. But, there was a bright spot, if…
Western View: Devastating losses in Wine Country
…by that hundred miles of fire lines that have ripped through the homes, farms, wineries, and parks of that beautiful country north of San Francisco. Horrible to think that this…
Wildfire Impact to Linger for California Wine Country
…were able to truck their grapes and unfinished wines to other parts of Northern California for safekeeping. Just a handful of wineries have been outright destroyed, and even their owners…
CDFA Secretary Applauds Wildfire Relief Efforts
…wildfires can be calculated, but early estimates suggest significant damage. With close to 900 wineries in the vicinity of the fires, the wine industry will be one of the most…
California Wildfires Impacting Wine Industry
…more than 100,000 acres of wine grapes planted in the two counties, which are home to more than 650 wineries, according to the Wine Institute, which represents the industry in…
Wineries Hoping for End to Wildfires
…rooms would typically be filled with guests. Wineries in the vicinity of active wildfires are seeing less than half their normal rate of visitors, both due to air quality and…
California Wine Grape Harvest in High Gear
…the only weather concern for growers this year. The heatwave California experienced caused some wineries to pick at night when temperatures were lower and process the grapes in the morning…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…varieties as a winemaker for well-known wineries in Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley, began his Fresno State assignment July 31. His career began at E&J Gallo Winery in Fresno and…
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…on family farms, some 15 strawberry stands, several farmer’s markets, vegetable stands, places with selections of all the nuts we grow here, some unique local wineries, several unique stores –…
Celebrating National Wine Day
…percent of the wine, followed by New York, Washington, and Oregon. California also has the most wineries. Some studies have shown that certain wines promote heart health, reduce forgetfulness and…