They may also use up to 15 percent of wine from a different vintage than the one indicated on the label. Now they are getting old. They have disease. The time is now to replant. But, of course, when you replant, it takes time for the vineyard to produce. . . .
Production is down, but prices are up.
So there could be temptations to cut corners. Maybe it is getting the maximum yield of wine per hectare even if they have very few vines. As long as this wine is used legally, there's no problem. But the temptations are too great for some. It's all bad news for the region.