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November 2018 WINES&VINES 91 WINE EAST WINE INDUSTRY NEWS Natural Corks Champagne Corks Twinline Corks Bartops VISION Synthetic Corks G-Cap® Screw Caps Sales Representatives: Chris & Liz Stamp info@lakewoodcork.com lakewoodcork.com 4024 State Route 14 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 607-535-9252 607-535-6656 Fax PIONEER INNOVATOR PARTNER • 65 acres – 10 in vinifera grapes • Located near three lake resorts • Large active wine club • Historic barn with café and commercial kitchen Award Winning North Georgia Winery for Sale Visit www.tigerwine.com for more information or contact co-owner Martha Ezzard, ezzard@tigerwine.com, 706-782-9256. FINGER LAKES GRAPE PRICES, 2018 N ew York wineries purchasing more than five tons of any grape variety are required to provide the prices they will pay for grapes to the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets. Some of the prices reported are those winer- ies that pay for their own grapes, while others are contracted prices between growers and wineries. The Finger Lakes Grape Program requests those price lists from wineries or processors and then compiles the data. Most prices this year are flat or slightly down from 2017. Prices for wine grapes went up on 14 varieties compared to last year's 24. None of the 17 vinifera varieties on the list rose; 13 were flat and four dropped in price. Cabernet Franc, which had risen by 12% in 2016 and another 3% in 2017, this year fell by more than 2% to $1,573. Lemberger, Pinot Noir and Riesling also dropped by small amounts, while Chardonnay was flat. Nine hybrid varieties rose in price, while 13 were flat and 11 dropped by more than 0.5% from last year. Baco Noir, which rose in price by 2% in 2017, went up again this year by another 2%, from $608 to $621, while Rougeon had the largest drop in price, from $553 per ton to $533, a fall of 3.6%. Five of the eight native American varieties increased in price, one was flat, and two were lower. Concord went from $285 to $291, an increase of 2% and Niagara rose 3.4%, from $327 last year to $338 this year, the largest increase for native varieties with more than two wineries reporting their prices. The complete list of prices for 60 grape varieties grown in the Finger Lakes region for the 2018 harvest is available at flgp.cce.cornell.edu. 2018 FINGER LAKES GRAPE PRICE SURVEY PRICE PER TON 2017 Average Price 2018 Average Price Percentage Change Baco Noir $608 $621 2% Cabernet Franc $1,609 $1,573 2% Cabernet Sauvignon $1,743 $1,750 0% Catawba $345 $352 2% Cayuga White $577 $581 1% Chardonnay $1,386 $1,382 0% Concord $285 $291 2% Gewürztraminer $1,678 $1,678 0% Lemberger $1,495 $1,470 2% Merlot $1,822 $1,828 0% Niagara $327 $338 3% Pinot Gris $1,717 $1,725 0 Pinot Noir $1,870 $1,840 2% Riesling $1,577 $1,541 2% Rougeon $553 $533 4% Seyval $617 $621 1% Vidal Blanc $634 $633 0% Vignoles (Ravat) $803 $794 1%