El Niño's Aftermath Plagues California Harvest

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Issue: October 31, 1998

October 31, 1998 El Niño's Aftermath Plagues California Harvest El Niño dealt California's wine growers a difficult hand this year, with a cold, wet spring that delayed flowering and caused widespread shatter, or reduced fruit set, in vineyards throughout the state.

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