State grape report shows decline

SACRAMENTO – The 2014 crush totaled 4,160,444 tons, down 11 percent from the record high 2013 crush of 4,700,377 tons.  Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 2,134,995 tons, down 12 percent from 2013.  The 2014 white wine variety crush totaled 1,775,183 tons, down 3 percent from 2013.  Tons crushed of raisin type varieties totaled 155,643, down 53 percent from 2013, and tons crushed of table type varieties totaled 94,623, down 25 perce