1.   He said yields have increased and grape quality has improved.

2.   In Lake County, Karen Magoon of Guenoc Winery reports that grape picking has begun in the Guenoc Valley and that grape quality looks very good.

3.   Some scientists dismiss biodynamic farming as junk science and question its impact on grape quality.

4.   Vintners also are getting pickier than usual about grape quality and rejecting some deliveries.

5.   What does that mean in terms of grape quality?

6.   The grape quality this year is rather good on average, the union said.