With immigration raids across the state and increasingly strict enforcement at the border, Napa’s growers and labor contractors are facing a severe labor shortage. “If you go out and spend a season in the vineyards to be able to appreciate the man or the woman who is farming those grapes, at that point, you will have true wine appreciation,” said Vanessa Robledo, a wine entrepreneur.
The next time you buy a bottle of California wine, you might want to consider the lives of the temporary laborers, permanent residents, and multigenerational Latinos connected to the production of premium wines in the Napa and Sonoma regions of Northern California.
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With immigration raids across the state and increasingly strict enforcement at the border, Napa’s growers and labor contractors are facing a severe labor shortage.
California’s Wine Country was accountable for $1.53 billion in export revenue last year.
“Wine is not just in a bottle magically,” said Vanessa Robledo, a wine entrepreneur.
“If you go out and spend a season in the vineyards to be able to appreciate the man or the woman who is farming those grapes, at that point, you will have true wine appreciation.”
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