2016 Turrentine Crop Prediction Winners
Turrentine has announced the winners of their 2016 Crop Prediction Contest: https://www.turrentinebrokerage.com/blog/2016-crop-contest-wi...
Will the Crush and Acreage Reports be Cut from the USDA Budget?
So, Lew Perdue reported on something that's been keeping me up at night - the fact that possibility that the federal government may...
Grape Data Tool 2017 v1.0 - Percentile Enabled
I've finished my updates to my grape data tool. It will save me a bunch of time and, in all likelihood, if you start using it, it will...
Grape Data Tool 2017 v0.1
Today I posted to my site an updated Grape Data Tool. If you haven't used this thing yet, you need to. It allows you to very easily...
Where Are We in the Wine Grape Market Pricing Cycle?
Historically, our industry has been cyclical. Prices rise, we start planting. Then the new vines start producing. Prices fall, we stop...
Price Forecast for El Dorado Wine Grapes for 2017 Harvest
Recently, I've had the chance to focus a bit on the El Dorado AVA. I did work for a client there and also put together a presentation...
The Economics of Growing Wine in El Dorado
Last month, I presented to the El Dorado Winegrowers’ association. The topic of the presentation was the economics and pricing dynamics...
