’13 grape crush sets record in California
By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee
California’s 2013 grape crush hit a record high 4,685,075 tons, up 6.8 percent from the previous record high 2012 crush of 4,387,434 tons, according to new statistics released Monday by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
The department’s 2013 Preliminary Grape Crush Report said red wine varieties accounted for the largest share, at 2,405,942 tons, up 5 percent from 2012.t from 2012.
