El Dorado Crush

Name/Title

El Dorado Crush

Entry/Object ID

SC.42

Collection

Studio Art Quilt Associates

Made/Created

Artist

B. Lynn Tubbe

Dimensions

Height

43 in

Width

33 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

Colorful vineyards in the fall, or vines threatened by fire and climate change? Grapes are California’s 3rd largest cash crop, creating 85% of the wine produced in the U.S. Yet global warming threatens the industry. Grapes previously harvested early in October are now picked in late August. Vintners change the types of grapes grown. A National Academy of Sciences study predicts wine grapes will soon be viable only on a thin strip along the California coast.