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Why isn there more Riesling planted on the Californias North Coast?

April 26, 2017California Coast north PLANTED riesling

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Why isn there more Riesling planted on the Californias North Coast?

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Because of economics, Riesling will never be widely grown in Napa and Sonoma because of the value of the land. Cabernet Sauvignons priced somewhere between $25-75.00 a bottle and Chardonnay in the $20-$35.00 bottle range support current land prices. Riesling selling retail at $10-15.00 a bottle cannot support $50,000 – $100,000.00 per acre.