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Napa and Sonoma vineyards have been doing it for decades: https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/vintners-rush-to-dry-grapes-helicopters-being-2829662.php http
by throwup238 2y ago
Napa and Sonoma vineyards have been doing it for decades: https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/vintners-rush-to-dry-grapes-helicopters-being-2829662.php https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/vintners-rush-to-dry... (dated 1997)
It’s pretty rare though. They usually only do it when it rains heavily right before harvest.
- amoshebb 2y agoparent comment said “every time it rains”… this article and your comment make it sound “pretty rare”.
- tonyarkles 2y agoI could certainly be wrong about the timing. I’m definitely not a grape growing expert by any means, I mostly know about it from being in the UAV world and having had some discussions about replacing the helicopters with drones for getting the water off.