Posted on 03/20/2017 3:53:23 PM PDT by artichokegrower
There are already machines to pick grapes:
http://www.airfieldwines.com/blog/2010/05/11/the-scoop-on-machine-harvesting-wine-grapes/
It will be a combination of higher wages to attract domestic employees, and higher investment in automation/robotics.
I wasn’t aware they had harvesters for grapes. Just a matter of time until the issue of migrant workers is moot.
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