Family wineries operating in the premium segment of the market have struggled in 2009, and they continue to do so in 2010. According to Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates, the dollar value of U.S. retail wine wines declined 3.3 percent in 2009 after rising each year since 1991, and sales of higher-priced wines (those over $30 per bottle) declined at least 15 percent, according to Rabobank. As economic conditions worsened throughout 2009, customers traded down to lower price points, a trend whi...