date:Jun 17, 2014
Cabernet Sauvignon in Sonoma County, but a shortage of appropriate sites, environmental regulations and high costs will moderate the response.
Fredricks noted that the few additions of Cabernet vines that are occurring are coming mostly from grafting over Merlot and Chardonnay in areas suitable for Cabernet.
He also sees wineries turning to Paso Robles, Lodi, south Monterey County and Washington, though Paso is undergoing a planting moratorium in dry areas.
He reported that in 2013, the wave