It seems that last years bumper crop of California wine grapes, combined with large harvests this year, have producers paying less than the growing cost to buy grapes from the growers. In some areas all the grapes will be harvested, but depending upon the type of grapes, we will see thousands of tons left unharvested to rot on their vines. No one knows exactly how this is going to affect wine production and sales domestically over the next few years, but some growers are already pulling out vines and planting other crops. So far this seems to be just with lesser varieties of grapes that aren't used by many wine producers, but we will definately see thousands of acres of grapes changing over to almonds, pistachios, and other products. Like usual, it is always the smaller growers who can't afford to redo their vineyards who are going to suffer and disappear.
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