GRAPES REIGN AS KING IN NAPA

Napa County had another great agricultural year according to the 2005 Napa County Agricultural Crop Report. The total value of all farm production in the county topped a half-billion with wine grapes accounting for an impressive 55% at $541 million. The wine grape success had a lot to do with weather, growing conditions and harvest timing, making a “trifecta” for growers according to Napa County Agriculture Commissioner Dave Whitmer.


The most expensive varietal was again petit verdot coming in at almost $5,000 a ton, while cabernet sauvignon was the most planted variety costing $2,000 per ton. Cabernet grapes took up 7,000 acres and produced 34,000 tons.