Posted on 02/16/2020 4:58:36 PM PST by BenLurkin
Vineyards in Northern California began planting thousands of acres of new vines in 2016, and with more efficient harvesting methods, it has led to more bountiful harvests of grapes.
Having more grapes to make wine sounds good, but if theres not enough demand to support increased production, the surplus grapes go to waste.
Jeff Bitter, president of Allied Grape Growers, told CNN that its possible for surplus grapes to make it to the secondary market, where theyre used for brandy or as grape concentrate. But that market doesnt typically provide sustainable returns for growers.
The main cause of oversupply today is the culmination of a few years of slowing wine shipment growth, with an ample 2018 wine grape crop as an exclamation point, Bitter said. Until 2015, wine shipments had grown, almost predictively, for two decades. The slowdown in growth has caught the industry by surprise.
Since it takes up to five years to bring wine to market from the initial planning stages of planting a vineyard, it makes hitting future demand very complicated. In this case, we overshot demand.
To bring the market back into balance, California growers will need to cut down on producing acres of vines.
With flattening consumer demand for wine, unless vineyard acres are removed, balance will be difficult to find, McMillan told CNN. Balance will first be found in Napa, followed by other premium regions in California. It will take at least 2-3 years for grape pricing to stabilize.
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They were both awful. Algerian Very tannic with vomit aftertaste. Moroccan was lighter bodied with some cocoa and dust on the finish. Back when Algeria was a French colony, it was a huge exporter of wine back to France, mostly for the low end bum wine/tavern market.
Sorry to hear it. I would think the climate there might be pretty good for grapes.
In the Muslim world, Turkey and Lebanon have some good reds and roses, although they are difficult to find here.
“We get more (and much better) affordable wine from Spain.”
Spain and Argentina are my go-to Reds when I need to treat myself or impress a guest. ;)
I’ve made Dandelion Wine a few times through the years.
It can be awful if FIL skimped on the oranges and lemons in the recipe.
Which really makes no sense at all because who could AFFORD lemons and oranges if they only had Dandelions to work with in the first place? ;)
Thought the fires wiped out the vineyards...
With all the good wineries we have right up here!?!?!?!?
Shame, shame, shame!
Paul Masson: “We will sell no wine before its’ time.”
Herb Caen: “We will sell no wine before 9.”
Bloomberg: “No, Hillary, 3 bottles is quite enough!”
Clinton: “You Jew Bastards !” (From the wayback machine)
“Ill stick to craft beer, thanks.”
And the occasional New Glarus ‘Spotted Cow’ and Leinenkugel!
We all know this is due to Coronavirus! /sarc
Hey! I’m a Case Club Member at BOTH Botham (which is less than 20 minutes from my farm) and Wollersheim Wineries.
I guess I should’ve pimped Wisconsin Wines, too. I pimped some Wisconsin Beers, though, LOL!
My Bad! :)
https://www.bothamvineyards.com/?v=7516fd43adaa
Neither has a Red I’m crazy about, but I could drink Wollersheim’s ‘Prairie Fume’ all day, as well as Botham’s, ‘Driftless.’
Thanks, that was interesting.
Hey boys, whats the word? Winos: Thunderbird!!!!!
Apocryphal story that might be true.
FIL was an ‘experimenter’. He tried making wine out of anything available.
Some of them were very good - but all very strong :-)
Portland news was blaming Trump’s tariffs for people having to pay more for their wine and possibly not even getting some wines. The SOB’s made it sound like it was going to hurt Oregon wineries. Dirty rotten fake news Portland.
And what is the deal with rhubarb wine?
Spotted cow is delicious
Drinkin wine spodie-odie, drinkin wine
Pass that bottle to me
“Because its not Keto? Liquor is Quicker? “
Those.
Whiskey with a splash of water or on the rocks is as low carb as drinking gets.
And the vodka/gin martinis.
Girls like the vodka “martinis”...shot of vodka and a splash of cranberry...and bam...their panties fall off.
But to be serious, it’s the KETO craze.
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