Rogue Valley grape harvest: Easier this year

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   With almost all of the region's wine grapes harvested, crushed and tucked away in tanks, Rogue Valley growers, who typically face this time of year holding their breath, can relax.
   Some are even dreaming of leisure-time activities.

   Rene Eichmann, the vice president and winemaker of Bridgeview Vineyards, which has about 300 acres of vines in the Illinois and Applegate valleys, is relieved that the harvest won't stretch through Halloween as it did last year.

   "Maybe we will have a chance to go to a silly party," he says. "If so, I may dress as a purple grape."

   Barbara ...

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