Prices to rise as global wine production at lowest level for decades

[zin1953]

http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-new...

[Bill Hunt]

With the temps of the Pacific cooling, it will be interesting to see how the fog affects the CA coastal vineyards. Could be a great year, or maybe not?

Hunt

[budnball]

And yet California seems to have a larger harvest then usual. 2012 vintages will be very interesting.

[zin1953]

How so? (More than any other vintage, I mean.)

[budnball]

Mostly economically, I think. Lower yields for Europe means higher prices, the opposite for California, Oregon and Washington I would assume. The few vintners I know say this was not only a bountiful year but of very high quality fruit, also.

[Bill Hunt]

Yes, this seems to be common, in many countries. We will see how things sort out.

Hunt