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Mixed year for grapes

This year’s grape harvest will be smaller, but the fruit is of better quality, according to one local vineyard owner.A combination of the heat, high winds and a recent rainfall that slightly dampened the drought conditions is resulting in a harvest that is about half the normal average.“We had just a beautiful crop and every vine was loaded, and then we had 105-degree days and the wind; it burned a lot of fruit off,” said Jerry Delaney of Delaney Vineyards.“It wasn’t just the Delaney Vineyards, it was all over the High Plains. When you have those tender blooms out there,

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

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