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Napa County Caberent Update - Another Tally in the W Column In 2013, Napa County Cabernet Sauvignon sold for an average of $5498.50 per ton. I had predicted that average price per ton would rise to $5818.82 in 2014. In fact, it rose even higher, to $5923.36, which is an increase of $424.85 or about 7.7%. This price hike occurred despite a 5.7% increase in supply, which was close to 70,000 tons. Average Brix levels fell from 26.3 degrees in 2013 to 26.0 degrees in 2014, de

I was an English major. Many of my fellow English majors probably dreamed of doing book reviews for periodicals like The New Yorker. Because of some odd perversion in my heart, I'm much more interested in reviewing grape price statistics. The Wine Industry Network asked me to review the 2014 United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistical Service's Grape Crush Report. Here's the link to it>>> #crushreport #wine #winegrapes

Sonoma County Zinfandel Update In 2013, District 3 Zinfandel sold for an average of $2498.88 per ton. In case you’re not familiar with the USDA’s pricing districts, District 3 consists of Sonoma and Marin Counties. I had predicted that average price per ton would rise to $2586.23 in 2014. In fact, it did rise, but only to $2543.78 – about $46 or 1.8%, outpacing an inflation rate of 0.8%, according to Department of Labor data. Yields, on the other hand, fell by 22%. Avera

Final Numbers In – Updates on California Grape Prices To start this blog post off, I want to rewind to the very first post I put up here. The following excerpt basically sums it up: *** “So far, this year, I’m hearing two different stories. The first story comes from the grower reps from the big wineries and from Silicon Valley Bank. The story goes something like this: “High grape prices are compressing our margins and with two big harvests leading to a lot of product to go