As the Bay Area sees the last round of rain for the next week or so, winemakers in Livermore say these recent rains are helping their grapevines to the point where they could break production records.
"This is another Petit Verdot vine here," says Larry Dino as he walks through his vines. Dino is the owner and winemaker of
Wine has always been Larry's passion. He started making it at home with grapes he bought from vineyards in the Livermore Valley. But as that passion grew, so did his business, eventually expanding into a full-blown winery and tasting room.The last few years have been challenging for the more than 40 wineries in the Livermore Valley. The drought has severely impacted the soil.
Across the Livermore Valley, vineyard production has been down anywhere from 10-20% on irrigated vineyards because of the drought, and even more on dry vines. That's why the recent storms are so beneficial.
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