Lodi, United States, Oct 19, 2025 (AFP) - Withering vines: California grape farmers abandon fields as local wine struggles

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For more than a century, Lodi's grape growers have supplied the old wineries that make this Californian city famous. But rocketing costs, falling demand and competition from imports mean some are now abandoning their vineyards. Randy Baranek, whose family has farmed these hillsides for generations, said thousands of acres (hectares) of vines -- a quarter of Lodi's production -- have been removed in the last two years. "I've never seen anything li......

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