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Defaults squeeze Napa vintners

Falling land values, frugal drinkers drive foreclosures

Posted: March 14, 2010 at 6:07 a.m.

A worker applies a mixture containing pine to prevent disease from attacking freshly pruned grapevines earlier this month at a vineyard in Napa, Calif.

In California’s Napa Valley, producer of the mostexpensive U.S. wines, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands.

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Business, Pages 69 on 03/14/2010

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