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California's 2016 grape acreage totaled 897,000 acres. Of the total grape acreage, 841,000 were bearing while 56,000 were nonbearing. The wine-type grape acreage is estimated at 602,000 acres, with 560,000 bearing and 42,000 non-bearing. Table-type grape acreage totaled 123,000 acres, with 111,000 bearing and 12,000 non-bearing. Acreage of raisin-type grapes totaled 172,000 acres, with 170,000 bearing and 2,000 non-bearing. The leading wine-type varieties continued to be Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Flame Seedless was the leading table-type grape variety. Thompson Seedless continued to be the leading raisin-type variety and utilized for raisins, fresh market, concentrate, and wine. * indicates the published name includes more than one variety name The detailed CALIFORNIA GRAPE ACREAGE REPORT, 2016 CROP entire bulletin, as well as individual tables, will be available free-of-charge at www.nass.usda.gov/ca

The agricultural economy is more vulnerable to projected changes in climate in some California counties than in others. This flyer highlights on-farm adaptation strategies to mitigate some of the effects of increased winter temperatures and more frequent summer heatwaves. Projected conditions will put the most strain on heat intolerant crops and crops with high chill requirements. When crops with these characteristics also have a high market value or are grown in large acreage, counties can be at risk for economic declines. Information on this flyer identifies the most vulnerable counties in California Area 3 for some key, climate-sensitive crops.