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MARCH NEWS California Grapes, Tons Crushed 2003-12 2012 Washington Winegrape Harvest 4,383 4,500 C 4,000 1,724 3,000 alifornia D 2,500 ational A 2,000 1,500 2,289 of F 1,000 gricultural S ood 500 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Red wine Table grape Raisin tatistics S White wine and A 0 epartment Thousand Tons USDA N 3,500 ervice griculture Record Crop a Blessing THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR THAT REALLY SHOWS EVERYTHING. As the only event of its kind in the world, INTERVITIS INTERFRUCTA provides an overview of the technology of the complete process chain, from the crop to the end product. Speakers at Unified Symposium detail outlook for supply and demand S acramento, Calif.���California���s 2012 winegrape harvest broke the previous record for biggest crop, totaling 4.014 million tons. Meanwhile grapevine nurseries sold enough vines last year to plant at least 27,000 acres. Allied Grape Growers president and CEO Nat DiBuduo argued Jan. 30 during the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium that the giant harvest and new plantings are prob- winesandvines.com ably just what the grape and wine industry Learn more: Search keywords needs right now. ���The large 2012 crop was a ���Crop blessing.��� blessing, not a curse,��� coming as it did after a much smaller harvest in 2011 and as consumer demand for California wine continued its upward march, DiBuduo said. DiBuduo had predicted a total of 3.885 million tons, slightly lower than the state���s preliminary total, which came out after Unified. The official tally will be released March 8. The record harvest surpassed that of 2005, which had been the largest ever on record. High yields in Napa and Sonoma counties, the Central Coast and Lodi area all pushed the state total past the 4 million-ton mark. Glenn Proctor, partner and broker for Ciatti Co., painted for attendees a picture of the California bulk wine market. He said many sellers in 2012 were able to demand all-time highs, and wineries in need of supply were not in a place to argue. Between January 2011 and January 2012, bulk Cabernet Sauvignon from California���s North Coast jumped from $10 per gallon to about $17 per gallon. ���We saw buyers who normally bought from the coast trading down because they didn���t want to raise their wine prices,��� Proctor said. The question that remains unanswered is whether nego��iant buyers who left Napa for the North Coast will return now that supply is up and prices have come back down to earth. Jon Fredrikson of Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates said the industry���s two Wineries of the Year for 2012 came in as a dead heat. The wineries he recognized for the proprietary honor are also the nation���s biggest: E. & J. Gallo Winery and Constellation Brands Inc. Fredrikson said both had robust growth. Production at Gallo grew more than 6 million cases in 2011 and added 3.5 million more in 2012. Constellation grew by more than 3 million cases in 2012, a 10% increase. ���Wines & Vines www.intervitis-interfructa.de Cultivation and harvesting technology Filling and packaging technology Processing and process control Marketing and organisation INTERVITIS INTERFRUCTA International technology trade fair for wine, fruit, fruit juice and spirits 24 ��� 27 APRIL 2013 MESSE STUTTGART Win es & Vines M A RC H 20 13 15 RZ_IVIF2013_Anz_WinesAndVines_01I13_89x251.indd 1 28.11.12 16:51