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2009 Inspection: Overview

The 2009 season began on July 30th and continues in the Fresno area with three locations still inspecting grapes.
The Winegrape Inspection Program employed 110 Inspectors in mid July, 56 of these valued employees have two or more years of experience.
The extremely warm weather at the beginning of the season and the October rain created unusual schedules for the Inspectors. At some locations there were very long days with large workloads, followed by days off or just a few hours of work.
Despite the sporadic schedule, the Inspection staff successfully issued 99,262 Certificates for Brix, MOG and Defects. As additional rejected $1,508,445.94.