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Study: Grape Production Leaving CA for Montana

by · April 9, 2013

A new National Academy of Sciences study says 70% of the land now used in California for grape production won’t be any good for that purpose in 2050.

And who will take over grape growing from California?   As reported in the San Jose Mercury News, “the greatest area of increasing wine production suitability is in the Rocky Mountains near the Canadian-U.S. border, putting at risk species such as the grizzly bear, gray wolf and pronghorn.”   The glaciers are already gone from Glacier National Park and vineyards would spruce up the bare slopes nicely, don’t you think?

See: Study: California Can Kiss Its Vineyards Goodbye

Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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2 Responses

  1. Dave Wilson says:
    April 9, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    Seeing that every dire model and prediction is now showing to be absolute BS I’m not too worried about another useless “sky is falling” study. Except that I probably helped fund it.