About three tons of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are transferred to a gondola for transport to a winery. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower file photo) September U.S. wine sales rose from $3.3 billion to $3.7 billion, helping set an annual pace to boost the industry’s overall retail value for the 11th consecutive year, Yakima Valley College agriculture professor Trent Ball said at the annual meeting of the Washington Grape Society in mid-November in Grandview, Washington. Red blends led the surge with 18 percent growth in off-site sales, he said, while Cabernet Sauvignon increased in sales across nearly all price points. In fact, […]
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