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...
El Dorado Wine Grape Price Forecast
Yesterday, I presented to the El Dorado Wine Grape Growers Association. I spoke about where we are in the wine market cycle. I also...
Grading My 2014 Napa County Cabernet Sauvignon Acreage Forecast
In 2015, I presented at the Vineyard Economics Seminar. At that point, we only had acreage data through 2014. The presentation was made...
Grape Data Tool Completed and Available
The Grape Data Tool is my most popular public resources. It distills every Acreage and Crush Report since 1991 into a single Excel...
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...
Quick Take on the Latest Acreage Numbers
The recently-released Acreage Report indicates a 20% increase in non-bearing acreage over last year. That is possibly an enormous jump...
The 2018 Acreage Report is Out
Download the USDA-NASS Grape Acreage Report right here. #acreage #data #nass
How Should You Judge Wine Grape Price Forecasts?
So, I have posted many forecasts and scored many forecasts on this blog. But it may be difficult for you to determine if my forecasts...
Sonoma County Chardonnay Prices
Work is getting to be really busy. I've realized that, though I really focus on forecasting, this industry has a lot of need for more...
The Canary in the Coal Mine: Lake County Wine Grape Prices Fall by 9%
Update (4:43p, 4/18/19): The Lake County Winegrowers Association e-mailed me with some more information: "Thanks to a near-perfect...