US: Washington wine grapes may bring record harvest
US: Washington wine grapes may bring record harvest
Aug 28, 2012 6
(WesternFarmPress) - After two dicey years, Washington growers and the rest of the state’s $8.6 billion wine industry are looking forward to harvesting what might be a record crop in the coming weeks. It may have felt hot this summer. But among rows of wine grapes high up in the Horse Heaven Hills 40 miles south of Prosser, Jarrod Boyle has rather enjoyed the weather.
"I’m not complaining about it," said the wine grape grower and winemaker with a laugh.
After two dicey years, growers and the rest of the state’s $8.6 billion wine industry are breathing a sigh of relief for the favorable weather and looking forward to harvesting what might be a record crop in the coming weeks.
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