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At Annual Harvest Press Conference Napa Valley Grapegrowers Expect Ideal Harvest, Good Vintage
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Aug 08, 2013, 03:00 ET

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Napa Valley Grapegrowers represents over 640 Napa County grapegrowers and associated businesses
Napa Valley Grapegrowers represents over 640 Napa County grapegrowers and associated businesses

It was not an easy year. The weather forced us to respond to the vintage at hand, rolling out a variety of viticultural practices quickly and earlier than usual. - Jon Ruel, Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) President/ COO, Trefethen Family Vineyards

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(PRWEB) August 08, 2013 -- The 2013 Napa Valley wine grape harvest, now underway, is forecast to be of average yield but high quality, according to the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, who live-streamed its annual Harvest Press Conference, Wednesday, August 7 from Trefethen Family Vineyards. Lower than average rainfall combined with a warm Spring and a heat wave in late June/early July is producing smaller berries and loose clusters - a signal of high quality. The weather, including a lack of damaging frost and higher degree days than last year, will result in a harvest that – valley wide – is 10 to 14 days earlier than 2012.

“It was not an easy year,” said Jon Ruel, Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) President/ COO, Trefethen Family Vineyards. “The weather forced us to respond to the vintage at hand, rolling out a variety of viticultural practices quickly and earlier than usual in order to ensure a great crop. This year proves grapegrowers have to be ready when the grapes are, not the other way around.”

To watch the press conference, please visit: Napa Valley Grapegrowers 2013 press conference.

Press conference highlights:

Weather
• Minimal rain and a warm Spring forced grape growers to use a variety of viticultural practices to mitigate heat damage, including:
• Early Spring irrigation and, during the heat wave, afternoon watering; the latter was done by micro-sprinkling and pulse watering to allow careful water management
• Less canopy management, allowing natural shade and dappled sunlight, and the use of shade cloth to protect the grapes in the early growth stages
• Early ‘suckering’ to remove unwanted growth
• July 2013 was the warmest July since 2003
• April 2013 was seven degrees warmer than 2012 (almost as warm as 1997, a fantastic Cabernet Sauvignon vintage)
• Napa Valley experienced 75% of normal rainfall in the 2012–2013 rainy season, with 18 inches falling in November and December
• Napa Valley 2012-2013 rainy season totaled 25 inches vs. 33 inches the previous year
• 2013 was the third year of erratic, unpredictable weather
• The weather helped produce much uniformity throughout the growing season – uniform bloom, uniform harvest – key to a good vintage

Demand for Napa Valley Grapes
• 2012 harvest value was over $650 million
• 2012 average ton valued at $3,500
• 2012 average ton of Cabernet Sauvignon valued at $5,000
• Demand for Napa vines at nurseries for planting worldwide slowed with the discovery of ‘Red Blotch,’ a virus that appears to reduce the Brix levels of infected vines; Napa Valley grapegrowers test for the virus before planting to ensure they are planting ‘clean’ vines
• Current replanting echoes the replanting of the 1980s, forcing a decrease in supply in the short term
• Demand for Napa Valley grapes, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon, remains high; all 2013 grapes have been ‘spoken for’

Technology
• Many vineyards are equipping vineyard manager and supervisors with iPads which allows
• Broad sharing of information, once held only by vineyard senior staff and the winemaking team
• iPad camera enables immediate, geo-tagged photos of areas of concern, allowing immediate action
• Fun pictures – like a major brand delivery truck getting ‘stuck’ in a vineyard

Labor
• Minimal shortages in Spring
• Shortages being eliminated by the fact that grape growing is now a nearly year round enterprise
• Napa is the only county in California to have an assessment on all growers that built three farmworker centers, where individuals benefit from lodging, meals, laundry, and recreational amenities
• Napa Valley Grapegrowers Farmworker Education Foundation educated over 4,000 farmworkers to date through such programs as quality in the vineyard; safety; and personal success tools such as financial advice, ESL opportunities and information on various community services

Press conference speakers:
• Jon Ruel - Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) President; COO, Trefethen Family Vineyards
• Allison Cellini - NVG member, Assistant Viticulturist at Renteria Vineyard Management
• Remi Cohen - NVG member; Director of Winemaking & Viticulture, Cliff Lede Vineyards

About Napa Valley Grapegrowers

The Napa Valley Grapegrowers is a non-profit trade organization that has played a vital role in strengthening Napa Valley's reputation as a world-class viticultural region for over 38 years. Its mission is to preserve and promote Napa Valley’s world-class vineyards. NVG represents over 650 Napa County grapegrowers and associated businesses. For more information, visit http://www.napagrowers.org. Follow Napa Valley Grapegrowers on Facebook and Twitter.

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Judy Rowcliffe, Rowcliffe Communications Grp, (415) 456 4131, [email protected]

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Chardonnay clusters at Napa Valley's Pine Ridge Ranch.
Chardonnay clusters at Napa Valley's Pine Ridge Ranch.
Veraison - when the grape berries turn from green to red, signals the decrease of acidity and increase of sugars in the grapes.
Veraison - when the grape berries turn from green to red, signals the decrease of acidity and increase of sugars in the grapes.
Napa Valley Grapegrowers 2013 harvest press conference speakers Remi Cohen, Jon Ruel and Alllison Cellini in the gardens at Trefethen Family Vineyards.
Napa Valley Grapegrowers 2013 harvest press conference speakers Remi Cohen, Jon Ruel and Alllison Cellini in the gardens at Trefethen Family Vineyards.
Beautiful vines in the Napa Valley.
Beautiful vines in the Napa Valley.
Overlooking the Ackerman Family Vineyards in Napa Valley.
Overlooking the Ackerman Family Vineyards in Napa Valley.
Chardonnay clusters at Napa Valley's Pine Ridge Ranch. Veraison - when the grape berries turn from green to red, signals the decrease of acidity and increase of sugars in the grapes. Napa Valley Grapegrowers 2013 harvest press conference speakers Remi Cohen, Jon Ruel and Alllison Cellini in the gardens at Trefethen Family Vineyards. Beautiful vines in the Napa Valley. Overlooking the Ackerman Family Vineyards in Napa Valley.

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