These Concord grapes near Quincy, Washington, were hit by the early October freeze and left unharvested. Weather adversely affected the 2009 juice and wine grape crops coast to coast. Agricultural economist Trent Ball told Washington State Grape Society members recently that an October freezeone of the earliest on recordimpacted grape harvest on the West Coast, while a wet, cool spring and harvest impacted production on the East Coast. An arctic cold snap, lasting from October 8 11, hit parts of eastern Washington and brought freezing night temperatures with highs only in the low 40F range. Daily low-temperature records of 10 […]