NORTH COAST — The first official tally of the impact of the stormy 2011 winegrape season is in: North Coast vintners crushed 11.8 percent fewer tons last year than in 2010, and the value of the 2011 crop at nearly $848 million was 6.9 percent smaller than the year before, despite average per-ton prices rising 5 percent to 10 percent last year, according to preliminary state figures released today.
“The crop was down from last year, but it is probably not down as far as some predicted in November and December, said Glenn Proctor, partner of San Rafael-based wine and grape brokerage Ciatti Co. “As we went into January we felt it was not as bad, as growers started reporting crop size.”
The 2011 California Grape Crush Report chronicles three interwoven wine industry storylines for the year, according to Brian Clements of Novato-based Turrentine Brokerage.
“It tells the story of increasing sales,” he said. “It tells the story of Mother Nature impacting crops. It tells the story of wineries and growers working together to get the crop in at lower-than-contracted sugar levels.”
The biggest hit to crop size from the early-season rains, cool season and more rain at harvest was in Sonoma County and for that winegrowing region’s top variety, chardonnay, according to the California Grape Crush Report, an annual benchmark for grape sales contracts.
Total Sonoma County tonnage decreased 13.5 percent to 166,000 tons from nearly 192,000 tons in 2010. Chardonnay tonnage in the county dropped 21 percent to 52,000. The variety was hit hard throughout the North Coast, off 22.2 percent in tonnage, with chardonnay off 23.1 percent in Napa County 23.7 percent in Mendocino County and by just more than one-third in Lake County.
Winegrape tonnage statewide last year decreased 6.9 percent to 3.34 milli0n tons from the 2010 crop, making the 2011 crop the state’s fourth-largest behind those of 2010, 2009 and 2005. The value of the 2011 California winegrape crop slipped 7.0 percent to $1.63 billion from 2010, although the statewide average price rose 11.1 percent to $634.
A top North Coast variety that actually increased in tonnage last year was zinfandel, up 11.1 percent in tonnage in the North Coast. In Sonoma County, zinfandel tonnage was up 20.3 percent to 13,000 tons.
As reported previously, grape prices rebounded last year as the smaller size of crops became apparent. Weighted-average prices per ton 10.2 percent to $1,211 in Mendocino, 5.1 percent to $1,189 in Lake, 4.9 percent to $2,052 in Sonoma and 6.9 percent to $3,284 in Napa.
The final version of the crush report is set for release next month, followed by further corrections in July.
Total winegrape revenue | ||||
| Region | prelim. 2011 | chg. | 2010 | |
| Mendocino | $69,159,558 | -4.4% | $72,346,644 | |
| Lake | $40,165,595 | 10.5% | $36,338,002 | |
| Sonoma | $340,786,835 | -9.3% | $375,639,146 | |
| Napa | $397,851,030 | -6.7% | $426,238,544 | |
| North Coast | $847,963,018 | -6.9% | $910,562,337 | |
| Statewide | $1,626,766,478 | -7.0% | $1,748,778,029 | |
| Source: California Grape Crush Report, tables 2 and 10. | ||||
North Coast winegrape tonnage | ||||
| Variety | Region | prelim. 2011 | chg. | 2010 |
| Chardonnay | Mendocino | 18,020 | -23.7% | 23,625 |
| Lake | 1,382 | -33.9% | 2,092 | |
| Sonoma | 52,276 | -21.0% | 66,159 | |
| Napa | 20,951 | -23.1% | 27,241 | |
| North Coast | 92,628 | -22.2% | 119,117 | |
| Pinot Gris/ | Mendocino | 371 | -13.2% | 427 |
| Pinot Grigio | Lake | 260 | 42.2% | 183 |
| Sonoma | 1,421 | -17.2% | 1,716 | |
| Napa | 567 | -29.7% | 807 | |
| North Coast | 2,619 | -16.4% | 3,133 | |
| Sauv. Blanc | Mendocino | 3,616 | -3.3% | 3,741 |
| Lake | 9,572 | -0.4% | 9,609 | |
| Sonoma | 8,865 | -32.3% | 13,103 | |
| Napa | 8,460 | -28.8% | 11,884 | |
| North Coast | 30,513 | -20.4% | 38,336 | |
| Cab. Sauv. | Mendocino | 10,068 | 2.6% | 9,811 |
| Lake | 13,914 | 22.1% | 11,393 | |
| Sonoma | 32,937 | -13.2% | 37,938 | |
| Napa | 50,580 | -9.3% | 55,792 | |
| North Coast | 107,498 | -6.5% | 114,934 | |
| Merlot | Mendocino | 5,365 | -23.8% | 7,042 |
| Lake | 1,075 | -12.1% | 1,224 | |
| Sonoma | 14,603 | -16.3% | 17,441 | |
| Napa | 16,497 | -11.7% | 18,689 | |
| North Coast | 37,541 | -15.4% | 44,396 | |
| Pinot Noir | Mendocino | 6,697 | -0.4% | 6,727 |
| Lake | 181 | -17.8% | 221 | |
| Sonoma | 28,259 | -5.1% | 29,793 | |
| Napa | 6,005 | -18.9% | 7,405 | |
| North Coast | 41,143 | -6.8% | 44,146 | |
| Syrah | Mendocino | 1,968 | -23.9% | 2,588 |
| Lake | 1,031 | 12.5% | 916 | |
| Sonoma | 3,598 | -21.6% | 4,588 | |
| Napa | 2,104 | -11.8% | 2,386 | |
| North Coast | 8,701 | -17.0% | 10,478 | |
| Zinfandel | Mendocino | 4,413 | -7.0% | 4,744 |
| Lake | 1,886 | -1.1% | 1,906 | |
| Sonoma | 13,079 | 20.3% | 10,870 | |
| Napa | 3,590 | 13.7% | 3,157 | |
| North Coast | 22,969 | 11.1% | 20,677 | |
| Total | Mendocino | 57,126 | -13.2% | 65,845 |
| Lake | 33,795 | 5.2% | 32,138 | |
| Sonoma | 166,071 | -13.5% | 191,999 | |
| Napa | 121,137 | -12.7% | 138,713 | |
| North Coast | 378,128 | -11.8% | 428,694 | |
| Statewide | 3,342,689 | -6.9% | 3,588,985 | |
| Source: California Grape Crush Report, table 2. | ||||
North Coast weighted-average price per ton | ||||
| Variety | Region | prelim. 2011 | Chg. | 2010 |
| Chardonnay | Mendocino | $1,045 | 9.2% | $957 |
| Lake | $842 | -31.8% | $1,235 | |
| Sonoma | $1,834 | 1.4% | $1,808 | |
| Napa | $2,180 | 3.2% | $2,112 | |
| Pinot Grigio | Mendocino | $1,299 | 12.5% | $1,155 |
| Lake | $1,092 | 9.2% | $1,000 | |
| Sonoma | $1,601 | -3.2% | $1,654 | |
| Napa | $1,839 | 13.7% | $1,618 | |
| Sauv. Blanc | Mendocino | $1,028 | 2.5% | $1,002 |
| Lake | $907 | 5.6% | $859 | |
| Sonoma | $1,359 | 3.7% | $1,311 | |
| Napa | $1,815 | 1.1% | $1,795 | |
| Cab. Sauv. | Mendocino | $1,302 | 14.2% | $1,140 |
| Lake | $1,374 | 4.8% | $1,311 | |
| Sonoma | $1,998 | 1.4% | $1,969 | |
| Napa | $4,577 | 7.8% | $4,244 | |
| Merlot | Mendocino | $944 | 26.8% | $744 |
| Lake | $898 | 21.6% | $738 | |
| Sonoma | $1,356 | 8.8% | $1,246 | |
| Napa | $2,466 | 2.3% | $2,411 | |
| Pinot Noir | Mendocino | $2,402 | 4.3% | $2,302 |
| Lake | $1,288 | -13.2% | $1,485 | |
| Sonoma | $2,906 | 3.6% | $2,805 | |
| Napa | $2,509 | 2.8% | $2,442 | |
| Syrah | Mendocino | $1,042 | 2.4% | $1,017 |
| Lake | $1,144 | 32.2% | $865 | |
| Sonoma | $2,216 | 12.0% | $1,979 | |
| Napa | $2,907 | -0.5% | $2,921 | |
| Zinfandel | Mendocino | $1,253 | -3.1% | $1,292 |
| Lake | $1,142 | -7.8% | $1,239 | |
| Sonoma | $2,359 | 5.6% | $2,234 | |
| Napa | $2,908 | 5.3% | $2,761 | |
| Totals | Mendocino | $1,211 | 10.2% | $1,099 |
| Lake | $1,189 | 5.1% | $1,131 | |
| Sonoma | $2,052 | 4.9% | $1,956 | |
| Napa | $3,284 | 6.9% | $3,073 | |
| Statewide | $634 | 11.1% | $571 | |
| Source: California Grape Crush Report, table 10. | ||||
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