California grape growers rip up vines as demand declines 02:07. LODI - California grows more than $5 billion worth of grapes each year. But now up to 50,000 acres of vineyards are being torn out ...

May 14—The Lodi region was hit with nearly two weeks of triple-digit temperatures last July, and the heat took its toll on the local cherry crop. James Chinchiolo, owner of Chinchiolo Farming ...