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I noticed that the majority of California's production isn't even in a current or future zone on the map of California in the article. The Central Valley has s
by terravion 12y ago
I noticed that the majority of California's production isn't even in a current or future zone on the map of California in the article. The Central Valley has several single companies that farm more acres than the Napa Valley has in total--and those acres produce more per acre than Napa.
- lukeHeuer 12y agoWine regions that can sell at a premium, like Napa, do things like crop thinning to intentionally reduce yield per acre and increase quality. Other regions like Central Valley that can't sell at a premium go for bulk and tend to skip this step.