Will Grape Crush of 2005 Crush Beer?

Oh boy. Not another bumper crop. The alcohol beverage industry must deal with the fact that our business is increasingly dependent upon agriculture, weather, and the cruel siblings of global economics, brought to the marketplace through their natural midwife of price: supply and demand.Even the Harry Schuhmacher of the wine business, Rich Cartiere, couldn't predict the final size of this year's wine grape crush in California. It was not only the largest harvest in history, but of the highest quality,