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West coast vintners hope late harvest makes fine wine
October 11, 2010 9:47 AM
Growers along the West Coast are rushing to pick grapes after a cool summer led to a late harvest. Jon Emmerich of Silverado Vineyards in California's Napa valley says the harvest is running about three weeks behind because workers were waiting to let the grapes ripen. Growers in... more » -
Grape crush underway at Holy Cross Abbey
September 13, 2010 4:09 PM
Local growers lined up to deliver tons of grapes to The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey in Canon City Monday. More than 20 different varietals had been delivered by early afternoon. The locally grown grapes are used in the winery's Wild Cañon Harvest. In addition to individual growers, Colorado... more » -
Freezes hit Colorado vinyards
May 10, 2010 8:31 AM
Spring freezes have hit the Grand Valley's grape crop, which was already hit by a deep freeze in December. That could affect winemakers looking for Colorado grapes. Bruce Talbott's operation on East Orchard Mesa is among the state's largest for growing wine grapes. He says his operation harvested 476... more » -
War on against new farm pest
May 7, 2010 8:08 PM
Agriculture officials in the heart of California's San Joaquin Valley are about to go to war against an insect with a devastating appetite for grapes. Since grapes are the valley's top crop, pulling in about $725 million year, officials are moving aggressively after three European grapevine moths were caught in... more »
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