date:Sep 21, 2012
While the wine grape harvest is still under way and expected to last well into October, early predictions are showing an especially bountiful crop for 2012.
According to Allied Grape Growers, a Fresno-based growers association, California's 2012 wine grape crop is expected to reach 3.7 million tons. That would tie the second-largest crop ever, and provide some balance after two consecutive years of smaller than usual harvests. It would be a 10 percent increase over 2011's harvest, and a signifi