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good quality wines and a smaller grape crop than the opposite. Last year California's


harvest was the second largest in history, right in the middle of a reces- sion. The price fetched for wine grapes was down as a result. California vintners


shipped 197 million cases of wine last year, up modestly from the previous year. The esti- mated retail value of sales was $17.9 billion, down 3 percent. In the foothills,wine-


makers remain bullish despite the economic slump. Some examples:


 Sierra Starr Vineyard is upgrading and quadrupling their wine-making space at their Grass Valley winery. They're also planning to buy more acreage. It comes after the winery just opened a larger tasting roomdowntown.


 Clavey Wines expects to open a tast- ing room in downtown Nevada City later this fall. The small family owned winery is located outside ofGrassValley, specializing in Syrah, Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon.


 Pilot Peak, Solune and Bent Metal wineries, among others, have started to pour their wines at more Sacramento events to reach wine lovers there. Pilot Peak recently was featured on a cable television show—On the Road with Austin & Santino—with 1.2 million viewers, a coup for foothill wines.


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