NAPA – The message was clear Wednesday in an auditorium full of wine industry professionals: The machines are taking over the grape harvesting. Vineyard managers who spoke at the 24th annual Vineyard ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Grape harvesting machines light up the night during this time of the year. They slowly make their way through vineyards to shake off these Pinot Grigio grapes. The nighttime ...

PRAIRIE DU SAC (WKOW) -- The Wollersheim Winery & Distillery harvested grapes by hand Saturday for its Domaine Reserve red wine. "There's two ways we pick the grapes," winemaker Philippe Coquard said.

WALLA WALLA -- When considering the process of winemaking, some minds might recall Episode 23 of "I Love Lucy," titled "Lucy's Italian Movie." While the iconic scene, featuring Lucille Ball and Teresa ...

Self-driving carts in California’s farming industry show great promise. Slowly, silently, effortlessly. The autonomous grape cart does not necessarily attract much attention as it drives through the ...

Wine grape growers in California and elsewhere face increasing labor costs and severe labor shortages, making it difficult to manage and harvest a vineyard while maintaining profitability. Growers are ...

Suisun Valley, perfectly nestled between coastal mountain ranges southeast of Napa, is a wine grower’s paradise and the fruits of their labor are being pulled from vines each day from now through ...

Suisun Valley, perfectly nestled between coastal mountain ranges southeast of Napa, is a wine grower’s paradise and the fruits of their labor are being pulled from vines each day from now through ...

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Grapes are being picked off the vines right now that will soon be made into wine. It's October which means it's grape harvesting time across northern Michigan.