Wanna know why so much of the juice in kits these days comes from WA state?
From Winepress Northwest.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual report on the California wine grape harvest. I spent a few hours sifting through some numbers, and I found many interesting tidbits.
Perhaps the most interesting was that California's Sonoma and Marin counties crushed about 190,000 tons, and Napa County crushed 138,379 tons. At 160,000 tons, Washington fits right in between California's two most famous wine regions. Equally (or, perhaps, more) interesting is the fact that Napa County's average price per ton of wine grapes is $3,067, Sonoma/Marin counties' is $1,950, and Washington's is $1,040.
Washington can't, won't and shouldn't try to compete with California as a whole on price. There's simply too much cheap wine produced by Constellation, Bronco and Gallo. But Washington competes very well on price and quality with California's two best wine regions, and this bodes well for Washington's wine industry.
From Winepress Northwest.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual report on the California wine grape harvest. I spent a few hours sifting through some numbers, and I found many interesting tidbits.
Perhaps the most interesting was that California's Sonoma and Marin counties crushed about 190,000 tons, and Napa County crushed 138,379 tons. At 160,000 tons, Washington fits right in between California's two most famous wine regions. Equally (or, perhaps, more) interesting is the fact that Napa County's average price per ton of wine grapes is $3,067, Sonoma/Marin counties' is $1,950, and Washington's is $1,040.
Washington can't, won't and shouldn't try to compete with California as a whole on price. There's simply too much cheap wine produced by Constellation, Bronco and Gallo. But Washington competes very well on price and quality with California's two best wine regions, and this bodes well for Washington's wine industry.
