07-09-2016 Suisun Valley Grape Harvest

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A farm worker with Wooden Valley Winery dumps a basket of merlot grapes into a storage contain while picking grapes Tuesday in one the winery's vinyards in the Suisun Valley. Workers average about 40,000 pounds of grapes picked a day during harvest time which started at the end of August and runs till the beginning of October. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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A farm worker with Wooden Valley Winery carries a bucket of merlot grapes to a waiting trailer Tuesday as the harvest continues at the Suisun Valley winery. The grape were being shipped to a distributor on the East Coast for use area wineries. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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A small portion of the 39,000 pounds of merlot grapes sits in a storage container before be packed with dry ice and sulfur and sealed in a container and then shipped in refrigerated trucks for shipment to the east coast. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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A farm workers with Wooden Valley Winery weight a basket of sangiovese grapes after they were hand-picked Tuesday at the Suisun Valley Winery. Once harvested, the grapes were being shipped for use by home winemakers. Each basket weighted 36 pounds. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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A farm worker with Wooden Valley Winery uses a pair of shears to clip a bunch of sangiovese grapes as he harvests the fruit Tuesday in the Suisun Valley. The grapes were set to be shipped and sold to home winemakers. Of all the variety of grapes grown by the winery only five percent is used for their own wines the rest are sold throughout the United States.

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Using shears, a farm worker for Wooden Valley Winery hand-picks a bunch of sangiovese grapes Tuesday at one of the winery's Suisun Valley vineyards. Once harvested, the grapes are placed in special boxes which hold 36-pounds and will then be shipped and sold to home winemakers. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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Merlot grapes grow on one of Wooden Valley Winery's vineyards in the Suisun Valley. The grape harvest is in full swing at the winery and started at the end of August and is expect to continue till October. On average, workers can pick about 40,000 pounds of grapes a day. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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A farm worker with Wooden Valley Winery prepares to dump a basket of merlot grapes into a storage contain while picking grapes Tuesday in one the winery's vinyards in the Suisun Valley. Workers average about 40,000 pounds of grapes picked a day during harvest time which started at the end of August and runs till the beginning of October. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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A farm worker for Wooden Valley Winery picks merlot grapes in one of their vineyards along Suisun Valley Road. Workers average about 40,000 pounds of grapes picked a day during harvest time which started at the end of August and runs till the beginning of October. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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A farm worker for Wooden Valley Winery picks merlot grapes in one of their vineyards along Suisun Valley Road. Workers average about 40,000 pounds of grapes picked a day during harvest time which started at the end of August and runs till the beginning of October. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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A farm worker with Wooden Valley Winery carries a basket of sangiovese grapes to a waiting trailer Tuesday as the harvest continues at the Suisun Valley winery. Each basket of grapes weight 36 pounds and are hand-picked to be shipped and sold for use by home winemakers. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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Sangiovese grapes hang on a vine in one of he vineyards at Wooden Valley Winery in the Suisun Valley. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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Farm workers with the Wooden Valley Winery wheel a hand cart through a vineyard of sangiovese grapes while harvesting them by hand. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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Sangiovese grapes hang on a vine in one of he vineyards at Wooden Valley Winery in the Suisun Valley. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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Using shears, a farm worker for Wooden Valley Winery hand-picks a bunch of sangiovese grapes Tuesday at one of the winery's Suisun Valley vineyards. Once harvested, the grapes are placed in special boxes which hold 36-pounds and will then be shipped and sold to home winemakers. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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A farm worker with Wooden Valley Winery uses a pair of shears to clip a bunch of sangiovese grapes as he harvests the fruit Tuesday in the Suisun Valley. The grapes were set to be shipped and sold to home winemakers. Of all the variety of grapes grown by the winery only five percent is used for their own wines the rest are sold throughout the United States. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter

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Sangiovese grapes are packed in special containers for shipping. Joel Rosenbaum -- The Reporter