An unholy alliance marks wine grape grower, vintner.

The article presents information on California's wine grape growers and wineries. There are about 1,500 wineries in California. In reality only three--Gallo, The Wine Group and Constellation--control the industry that means they set prices paid to growers. It is supposed to he supply and demand controlling price, but the Big 3 control wine grape prices by their buying power and sometimes puzzling grape quality standards. The biggest wine grape/winery event of the year is the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium each January in Sacramento, California. It is billed as the event of the year when growers and vintners comes together, lock arms in unity, drink wine and toast the alliance of growers and vintners. At Unified, vintners herald the grape, saying good wines only come from good grapes.