Across the state, though, the drought has caused soul-searching in the wine industry, even at places like Smith-Madrone, as wineries rethink how they use water and the way they do business. And everywhere, the fervent hope is that El Niño, the periodic ocean weather system, will bring rains this winter to renew Western water supplies.
“I’m keeping all of my digits crossed,” said Charlie Hossom, the director of vineyard operations for Delicato Family Vineyards, which farms the 7,000-acre San Bernabe vineyard near King City in Monterey County, selling grapes to producers large and small as well as using them for Delicato’s own labels.
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