Posted in Growing Season, NVG News on Sep 07, 2016
By Greg Northcutt
By the first of September, Napa Valley wine grape growers had picked much of their 2016 Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc crop and were just beginning to harvest their Merlot and other earlier red varieties, says Garrett Buckland.
Buckland, partner of Premiere Viticultural Services, based in Napa, Calif., expects the three-to-four-week harvest of Cabernet Sauvignon, the area’s most widely-planted variety, to begin around Sept. 20.
Posted in Industry News, NVG News, Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation on Sep 01, 2016
Napa Valley Grapegrowers’ Harvest STOMP broke its own fund-raising record this past Saturday night, August 27, as the sold-out crowd of 575 people raised almost $1.3 million dollars net. This record highlights the popularity of the event, and the support it has generated.
In its first 9 years, STOMP has enjoyed staggering success, with a 1,400% growth rate in funds raised since 2008. The event was held at the beautiful Regusci Ranch in the heart of the Stags Leap District. Grapegrowers, consumers, and locals looked out across vineyards and the western hills as they gathered to celebrate the 2016 harvest.
Posted in Industry News, NVG News, Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation on Sep 01, 2016
Napa Valley Grapegrowers’ Harvest STOMP broke its own fund-raising record this past Saturday night, as the sold-out crowd of 575 people netted almost $1.3 million.
In its first 9 years, STOMP has been successful, with a 1,400 percent growth rate in funds raised since 2008, sponsors reported.
Posted in Press Releases on Aug 31, 2016
NAPA, CA (August 31, 2016) – Napa Valley Grapegrowers’ Harvest STOMP broke its own fund-raising record this past Saturday night, August 27, as the sold-out crowd of 575 people raised almost $1.3 million dollars net. This record highlights the popularity of the event, and the support it has generated. In its first 9 years, STOMP has enjoyed staggering success, with a 1,400% growth rate in funds raised since 2008. The event was held at the beautiful Regusci Ranch in the heart of the Stags Leap District. Grapegrowers, consumers, and locals looked out across vineyards and the western hills as they gathered to celebrate the 2016 harvest.
Posted in Industry News, NVG News, Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation on Aug 31, 2016
By Cathy Huyghe
Oscar Renteria of Renteria Vineyard Management knows that a labor shortage isn’t just pending at some point in the future. It’s already upon him. Here are two realities about the difficulty of growing grapes in the Napa Valley: the farming itself, and finding people to do the farming.