Wine Industry News

  • US: Heavy rains mean soggy harvest of Oregon grapes

    (KGW) - Heavy rains may make for a soggy harvest in Oregon's wine country. In the southern Willamette Valley, for instance, the Eugene Register-Guard reports that with heavy precipitation the past two weeks, September rainfall is more than four times the local average. That threat...
  • Bordeaux 2013: Merlot harvest brought forward in race against rot

    (Decanter) - A spate of hot and humid weather has led many Bordeaux estates to bring forward their Merlot harvest, as overall conditions remain 'hugely challenging'. Almost every classified property in Margaux, including Palmer, Lascombes and Chateau Margaux itself began harvesting Merlot grapes on...
  • Breaking the Grape Ceiling

    (TheDailyBeast) - Half of the graduates at UC-Davis’ oenology program are female. So why do women lead only 10 percent of California’s wineries? Adrienne Vogt investigates the history and present-day culture of Sonoma's old-boys’ club. As autumn falls upon us, America&rsqu...
  • Organic Wine Growers Fear Grape Glut

    (Wine-Searcher) - The number of wine producers converting to organic viticulture has tripled in France during the last five years, taking the sector from scarcity to abundance. However, the increase has been so rapid that organic producers are now faced with a conundrum: will increased supp...
  • Hangover? Blame the wine glass

    (Express) - MOST wine drinkers nursing a bad hangover have cursed themselves for having too many glasses the night before. But a study shows it may be the size of the wine glass that caused them to overdo it. Drinkers helped themselves to larger servings when they had wider glasses,...
  • Healdsburg wines win big at Harvest Fair

    (PD) - Wineries based in Healdsburg, the hub of three wine appellations, snagged two of the three top awards Saturday in the Sonoma County Harvest Fair wine competition, securing spots at the tops of many wine lovers' shopping lists. Rodney Strong Vineyards won the sweepstakes white for its 2011...
  • When Cheese Meets Wine, That's Amore!

    (WSJ) - PAIRING WINE with cheese is actually a little more complicated than it seems. One of the most common errors is to believe that all red wine naturally goes well with cheese. It may be one of gastronomy's oldest combinations, but all too often the strong flavor of the cheese kills the a...
  • Thank the microbes for your favourite wine

    (TimesColonist) - We rarely see grapes being crushed by foot these days, but visitors to the Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival this month witnessed an old-fashioned grape stomp. Seven teams, dressed in costume, with grape juice soaking the hems of their trousers, shorts, gowns and dresses, co...

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