Napa Valley grapes were left on the vine this harvest, while acres of vineyards have been pulled over the past year
While the quality of the wine grapes harvested this fall was strong, the wine industry continues to struggle from fruit oversupply and wine overproduction. About 8,000 acres – about 20 percent of Napa County’s vineyard acreage – went unharvested in 2025, estimated Jeff Bitter, president of Allied Grape Growers, a statewide winegrape marketing association with […]
