The Real Sale… What the winemaker is really buying in the vineyard.

grape vines being held

One of the most fundamental exchanges that takes place in the wine business is the purchase and sale of grapes at harvest. For many wine regions around the world this is a vertically integrated and managed resource. This is not so, in Washington. By and large the industry is not vertically integrated yet and shows […]

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The Real Sale… What the winemaker is really buying in the vineyard.

Too much irrigation… In a hot season?

Vineyard in Washington

In 2015, Washington State had one of the hottest years on record, but is there such a thing as too much irrigation in a hot season? We all know demand goes up, and models for irrigation are not perfect. My work has suggested there is such a thing as too much irrigation, even in a […]

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Too much irrigation… In a hot season?