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Is Chardonnay Grape Growing (If You Have Your Own Vineyard)?

a good source of income? is their money to be made in the business?

  1. robrobiii
    April 19th, 2011 at 23:34 | #1

    Not really. There is excess supply in the world.
    If you can make and market your own wine, or you are so good at growing the really good stuff you can get a premium price, you can make money.

  2. BEER
    April 19th, 2011 at 23:34 | #2

    There is great money to be made from grapes. Well perhaps prior to the economy crashing. I have a friend whose family grows grapes for Gallo winery. The man is making a stinkin butt load of cash. It is a business as any other in that you have overhead and must have a buyer. You must understand the set of growing conditions that produce quality Vitis vinifera.
    Money to be made? Yes.
    Fierce competition? Likely so.

    http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/
    http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/winemaking/

  3. Weatherman
    April 19th, 2011 at 23:34 | #3

    Not really, unless you have the right "terroire" to produce top class grapes.

    Even then the money is in the end product, the wine, rather than the grapes.

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