EDIT: Spot Buying During Calif. Harvest -- And a Warning on Ripping Out Vineyards
This is different: Some California winegrape growers are beginning to warn about ripping out too many vines for fear the state's crops may not meet even reduced demand.
Enough vineyard acreage has been reduced, and yields are down enough this year that Ben Kolber, KG Vineyard Management (Lodi/