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A new report based on 2012 data shows that New Yorks grape and wine industry contributes $4.8 billion to the states economy, an increase of 27 percent over a similar survey four years earlier.
The impact is broad, according to the trade and marketing association affiliated with the industry.
Wine is the ultimate value-added product with huge economic multiplier effects for many affiliated industries like farm equipment, tank and barrel manufacturers, packaging, transportation, tourism, and much more, said Jim Trezise, president of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, in a newsletter announcing the findings. The state of New York, especially in recent years, has been a great partner with our industry, and clearly their investment is paying off in spades.
Trezise said that because of the industrys burgeoning growth in 2013, the reports figures should be considered conservative. The report was prepared by Stonebridge Research Group of Napa Valley for the foundation.
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20140221/BUSINESS/302210026/NY-grape-wine-industry-worth-4-8B-report-says
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(31,184 posts)hrmjustin
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(31,184 posts)Depends on their location and own storage situations. We're getting more rain in the north (Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino counties) than the Central Valley, so vines have a decent head start for bud break and shoot growth. From there out everything is watered via drip irrigation.
Growers with their own reservoirs that collect rain and runoff are in good shape; those who can legally tap into local rivers and replenish their own reservoirs should be okay with another big storm (forecast WO 2-24).
I don't know the scenario for Livermore Valley, Monterey County, Central Coast, Central Valley and Temecula. But I can guess it's pretty tenuous.