Laurie Jervis: Miller Family Wine Co. Launches New Brand Sourced from Bien Nacido Vineyard
Santa Barbara Vintners postpones its annual festival until 2022, and a local wine industry book is now available in e-book form
Miller Family Wines has launched a new brand, optik, featuring pinot noir, chardonnay and syrah from the family’s revered Bien Nacido Vineyard. Joey Tensely is the winemaker. (Miller Family Wines photo) By Laurie Jervis, Noozhawk Columnist | @NoozhawkNews
May 22, 2021
| 5:11 p.m.
Bien Nacido Vineyard, planted in 1973 by brothers Bob and Steve Miller, is one of California’s most iconic vineyard sites, long praised for producing exceptional wines that epitomize the distinct characteristics of the Santa Maria Valley AVA. Looking to honor this heritage, the Miller family teamed with Tensley to create optik, designed to showcase a fresh take on Bien Nacido Vineyard.
Prices and Tonnage Drop like a Rock
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In its preliminary crush report released yesterday, the California Agricultural Statistics Service (CASS) said 3.4 million tons of wine grapes were crushed in 2020, down 13 percent compared to 2019 when roughly 3.9 Million tons were crushed.
Red wine varieties accounted for 1,813,964 tons, down 15.9 percent from 2019 and white varieties totaled 1,590,335 tons, down 9.8 percent. The 2020 average price of all varieties was $674.72, down 16.8 percent. Average prices for red wine grapes were $791.33, down 22.4 percent and for white wine grapes were $554.74, down 5.9 percent from 2019.
The overall number, 3.4 million tons, was right in line with industry expectations. “It’s not surprising to see the total number because it’s exactly what the people who look at this all year long thought it would be,” Allied Grapegrowers President Jeff
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In its preliminary crush report released today, the California Agricultural Statistics Service said 3.4 million tons of wine grapes were crushed in 2020, down nearly 13 percent when compared to 2019, and in line with industry expectations.
California Crushed about 3.9 Million Tons of winegrapes in 2019
CASS said the total crush including table grapes and raisin-type was 3,542,038 tons, down 13.9% from the 2019 crush of 4,115,413 tons. Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 1,813,964 tons, down 15.9% from 2019. White wine varieties crushed totaled 1,590,335 tons, down 9.8% from 2019. Tons crushed of raisin type varieties totaled 42,425, down 30.5% from 2019, and tons crushed of table type varieties totaled 95,315, down 29.1% from 2019.