Challenging grape harvest reaches end in California

A feeling of optimism prevails in many California wine grape growing regions, despite a challenging year that saw a significant reduction in yields from those of the past three years. As a result of the smaller crop size, wineries find they are better able to work through large carryovers from previous years that have been sitting in their tanks for several months. Most experts say wineries have worked through the entire 2012 carryover and a part of the carryover from 2013.