Wine Industry News
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(Decanter) - Vines in Italy's Veneto region are under threat from a new pest, Japanese spotted wing fruit flies, as the 2013 harvest gets underway. Cantina di Negrar’s technical director, Daniele Accordini, explained his fears for the coming harvest while in London this week for the launch... -
(GreekReporter) - In the prehistoric settlement of Dikili Tash were discovered the oldest samples of wine that were ever recorded in Europe. The samples date back to 4200 BC and reverse existing data regarding the way of living during the Neolithic period. The prehistoric site of Dikili Tash ...Greece: 6,000-year-old Wine Discovered in Kavala
September, 22, 2013 -
(JancisRobinson) - One of the more potent symbols of the westernisation of China has been the extent to which the staggeringly numerous Chinese have taken to wine. Consumption is rising at such a rate, estimated at 15% a year, that not just Shanghai and Beijing but the so-called second-tier Chinese...China in the new World Atlas of Wine
September, 22, 2013 -
(Wines&Vines) -Residential and agricultural wells in San Luis Obispo County are going dry at an alarming rate, triggering an at-times acrimonious debate among growers, vintners and rural residents about who’s sucking up all the water. Earlier this month, the county’s Board of Sup...Califonia: Water Worries in Paso Wine Country
September, 22, 2013 -
(ThisisMoney) - Wine lovers have a new way to invest in their favourite tipple – a bond issued by Naked Wines, a firm that sources its drink from independent producers globally. Investors seem to have a taste for the bond as the firm has reached its original target of £3million. I...Investors drink to the bond that offers rewards in wine and a potential 10% a year return
September, 22, 2013 -
(NPR) - This medical case may give a whole new meaning to the phrase "beer gut." A 61-year-old man — with a history of home-brewing — stumbled into a Texas emergency room complaining of dizziness. Nurses ran a Breathalyzer test. And sure enough, the man's blood alcohol concentration ...Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Apparently, You Can Make Beer In Your Gut
September, 20, 2013 -
(Bloomberg) - Italy’s wine output may jump 8.4 percent after grape harvests in Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Sicily recovered from drought last year, researcher Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato Agricolo e Alimentara forecast. Production is expected to rise to 44.5 million hectoliters...Italy’s Wine Output to Rise 8.4% as Piedmont and Sicily Recover
September, 20, 2013 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - Today is International Grenache Day, which is designed to raise the recognition for what is widely believed to be an underrated grape variety. Set up by the Grenache Association the goal of today is to increase awareness of this widely-planted grape, which, it says, is...A GUIDE TO CELEBRATING GRENACHE DAY
September, 20, 2013

