The Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2020 was recently released and shows a decline of nearly 14 percent from the year prior. Figures show that a total of 3,542,038 tons …
Innovation Accelerator for the Wine Industry Coming to Sonoma County
Sonoma County Winegrowers (SCW) is establishing a new innovation accelerator to help the wine industry meet new challenges. The effort is known as Sonoma VITS (Vineyard Innovation Through Science). It …
Smoke Exposure Testing Limitations Could Be Devastating for Winegrapes
Another fire season in California has resulted in another series of challenges for winegrape growers as it relates to smoke exposure. Over a million acres have been burned in recent …
Smoke Exposure Research in Grapes Begins Taking Shape
Support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service will allow important smoke exposure research to move forward to better understand the effect that smoke has on grapes. Industry …
Four-Year Project to Address Grape Leafroll Associated Virus
A research project is underway looking to answer questions related to grape leafroll associated virus and its vector vine mealybug. The ‘Refinement and Implementation of an Areawide Program for Vineyard …
Grape Prices Expected to Come Down After Strong 2018
Figures from the Final Grape Crush Report for 2018 showed strong numbers for both price and volume, however, grape prices are not expected to remain at those levels for 2019. …
Narrowing Down Potential Vectors for Grapevine Red Blotch
First identified in 2011, grapevine red blotch associated virus continues to be the focus of several research projects as little is known about how the disease is spread in vineyards. …
California Table Grape Growers Have Too Much of a Good Thing
Quality is said to be excellent this year, but California table grape growers have some concern about where their fruit is going to go. The current tariffs in place for …
Agri View: Grape Production and Consumption
Everett Griner talks about grape production for consumption in today’s Agri View. Grape Production and Consumption Most people consider the annual grape crop to be produced for wine making. If …