As harvest draws to a close in Napa Valley's premier wine grape vineyards, a team of UC ergonomics experts is field-testing new equipment that promises to make vineyard work easier and more efficient.

Wente Vineyards typically picks its grapes in the late summer and fall, but it harvests its complaints months earlier. Like most vintners, Wente sprays its grapes with fungicide in the spring. But its ...

The sweltering summer days paired with cool nights are providing a boost to the grape crop, and this year's harvest is starting earlier than normal, farmers said last week. The possibility of a good ...

Hello! I cover Chautauqua County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] WESTFIELD, N.Y. (WKBW) — Western New York's grape farmers are celebrating a ...

Anne Zwink rides on top of a grape harvester at her family's vineyard near Fort Dodge, Iowa. Soldier Creek Winery grows 11 varieties of grapes on 10 acres and buys more from other Iowa vineyards.

Under a moonlit sky, grape pickers in Portugal's Alentejo region are increasingly working through the night, a practice made more common by the country's longer, hotter summers. In this area, often ...

Cool, dry 2025 growing season in SLO County led to extended grape ripening. Winemakers avoided major weather issues, improving fruit health and flavor. Low rainfall challenged vines, but mild ...