Wine has a supply and demand problem: there's too much of it. Growers in Australia, California, and France are ripping up vines in response. Now, some farmers in Australia, California, and France are tearing up entire sections of vineyards. The San Francisco Chronicle reported some growers in California are destroying their vineyards, with some opting to grow other crops instead. Advertisement"People in this business took it for granted that there was always going to be growth," Jeff Bitter, president of Allied Grape Growers in California, told the outlet.

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Persons: —, Tony Townsend, Bloomberg he's, Townsend's, Andrew Calabria, Jeff Bitter Organizations: Growers, Service, Bloomberg, Reuters, San Francisco Chronicle Locations: Australia , California, France, South Australia, Australia, Calabria Wines, Europe, Bordeaux, California