US’ West Coast Winemakers Fear Widespread Industry Losses Over Smoke-Tainted Grapes

continue to scorch6

As wildfires continue to scorch the US West Coast, area winemakers are bracing for possible production and revenue hits due to the rejection of grapes that have been tainted by heavy smoke.

John Aguirre, president of the California Association of Winegrape Growers, recently spoke with the Associated Press and asserted the 2020 wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington are “without question the single worst disaster the wine-grape growing community has ever faced.”

Continue reading https://sptnkne.ws/DKxk