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SLO County's Grape Hangover

Saturday, March 18, 2006

While consumers may soon see lower wine prices, growers are likely to feel the effects of the record 2005 harvest this year through lower grape prices.

Since 2001, when a boom in vineyard planting began to produce an oversupply of wine grapes, the open market has offered local growers fewer dollars per ton for many varietals. Prices for cabernet sauvignon and syrah are especially soft, said Dana Merrill, president of Mesa Vineyard Management in Templeton.

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SLO County's grape hangover
The Tribune, Raven J. Railey

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