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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Allied Grape Growers”

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California Wine Industry Facing Several Challenges 

Brian German September 4, 2024Grapes, Industry, Nuts & Grapes, Wine

Jeff Bitter of Allied Grape Growers was on a panel at a recent California Department of Food and Agriculture meeting highlighting some of the challenges for growers in the state. …

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Short Winegrape Crop Could Be Good with Demand Remaining Flat

Brian German March 7, 2023Grapes, Industry, Nuts & Grapes

The short winegrape crop in 2022 could be a good thing for the industry overall. President of Allied Grape Growers, Jeff Bitter said that demand has someone leveled off in …

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Surprisingly Low Winegrape Crush Numbers for 2022

Brian German February 27, 2023Grapes, Industry, Nuts & Grapes

California winegrape crush numbers for 2022 were recently released, reflecting another year below average. The California Grape Crush Preliminary Report shows that total wine tonnage was 3,350,000 tons at $944 …

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Winegrape Market in Balance After Three Short Crops

Brian German November 29, 2022Grapes, Industry, Nuts & Grapes

President of Allied Grape Growers (AGG), Jeff Bitter said that the winegrape market is seeing more of a “stable environment” after three short crops in a row. While acreage has …

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Pending Burning Restrictions Having an Impact on Vineyard Removals

Brian German April 11, 2022Environment, Nuts & Grapes, Regulation

Some grape growers are having to make some tough decisions about vineyards with burning restrictions coming into effect. Last year, the California Air Resources Board voted to phase out agricultural …

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Allied Grape Growersburning restrictionsKarl Lehman

Increased Demand for Raisin Varietals in 2021 Winemaking

Brian German April 4, 2022Grapes, Radio Reports, Tree, nut & vine crops

According to the California Final Grape Crush Report, the total tons crushed of raisin type varieties was up 225 percent from the year prior. Manager of Central Valley Operations for …

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Allied Grape GrowersCalifornia Final Grape Crush ReportGrape Crush ReportKarl LehmanRaisin Varietals
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Wineries to Work Through Smoke Exposure with More Understanding of Impact

Brian German March 25, 2022Environment, Nuts & Grapes, Wine

Better understanding of smoke exposure in grapes could make wineries more open to work with growers. The issue of smoke exposure has been particularly difficult for growers in years of …

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No Surprises in Grape Crush, But Report Highlights Future Considerations

Brian German March 21, 2022Grapes, Industry, Nuts & Grapes

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Final Grape Crush Report for 2021 demonstrated an increase of 9.2 percent from 2020.  “We weren’t overly surprised by what we saw,” …

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Winegrape Oversupply Compounds Issue of Smoke Exposure

Brian German July 28, 2021Industry, Nuts & Grapes

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 …

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Positive Movement in California Winegrape Planting Trends

Brian German February 11, 2021Industry, Nuts & Grapes

The industry has been making progress in addressing market imbalances with a reduction in winegrape planting. Allied Grape Growers (AGG) has released its latest grapevine nursery survey detailing planting trends …

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Wine Glass Half-Full: Challenges Help Balance Winegrape Oversupply

Brian German October 12, 2020Industry, Nuts & Grapes

The multiple challenges that 2020 has presented may ultimately help to provide some relief to the winegrape oversupply. The pandemic created a variety of issues for the wine industry. Tourism …

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Glass Fire: Another Fire Already Impacting California Winegrapes

Brian German September 28, 2020Nuts & Grapes, Radio Reports

California winegrape industry leaders are adding another fire to the list for 2020. During a smoke exposure interview with AgNet West, Allied Grape Growers President Jeff Bitter said the newly …

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Sacramento Lawmakers Hear Concerns from California Grape Industry

Dan April 24, 2019Grapes, Legislative, Nuts & Grapes

Several industry members recently went to Sacramento to meet with legislators and regulators to discuss the challenges that California grape producers are facing.  President and CEO for Allied Grape Growers, …

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Allied Grape GrowersJeff BitterPierce’s Disease Control Program (PDCP)

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