Will the USDA Fix Grape Pricing District 5?
USDA Pricing District 5 has the same borders as Solano County. The problem is that the region is really two different markets: the west...
Which Average to Use? The Cheapest Trick in Grape Price Negotiations.
I recently had the great honor of presenting to the California Association of Wine Growers at their annual summer seminar. My topic was...
First Grape Data Tool Update for 2018 Data
The Grape Data Tool is my most popular public resources. It distills every Acreage and Crush Report since 1991 into a single Excel...
The Crush Report is Here! Acreage Report Due Friday
So, the Crush Report dropped on April 10th, as expected in my last update on the matter. Usually I'm on top of that, as soon as it...
(Possibly) Final Update on Crush Report
Spoke to USDA-NASS today. Here are the takeaways:
As of now, the expected release date for the Crush Report is April 10th.
The preliminary
The Shutdown: A Giant Pain in the Bung Hole
I'm pretty sure I'm shouting into the void here, but to whomever reads this that has any influence over the situation: please don
Latest Update on the Crush Report
If you are a buyer or seller who needs help figuring out how to plan for the future without the Crush Report release; how to resolve payment
Update on Crush Report
For a while, I think some of the folks at USDA-NASS's Pacific Region office must have suspected they had the same guy calling in every...
Napa County Cabernet Sauvignon by Price Level
In a previous post, I put up a new Grape Data Tool tutorial video explaining how to use the tool to evaluate Cabernet Sauvignon prices by...
Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon by Price Level
In a previous post, I put up a new Grape Data Tool tutorial video explaining how to use the tool to evaluate Cabernet Sauvignon prices by...
