Wine Industry News

  • US: Grape growers see wine glass as half-full

    (EastOregonian) - After a mild winter and a stretch of warm spring weather, Washington wine grape growers are optimistic about the upcoming vintage. The past two seasons have been difficult for grape growers, thanks to cold winters and cool springs.Winter from a November 2010 freeze extensively d...
  • Reacting to wine fraud

    (JancisRobinson) - When the FBI arrest someone for wine fraud, you know this crime has moved into the mainstream. Rumours about the young, apparently Indonesian wine enthusiast apparently called Rudy Kurniawan (though he used several aliases) had been flying around the US wine community for some tim...
  • Cheval Blanc, Chateau d’Yquem Test Demand in $2 Million Sales

    (Bloomberg) - A 238-year-old bottle of white wine and collections of Chateau Cheval Blanc and Chateau d’Yquem valued at as much as $2 million are among the highlights of a spring series of auctions that will test demand at the top of the international market. Wine sales at the five biggest auctio...
  • US: A Perfumer's Take on Wine Aromas

    (HuffingtonPost) - I walk into an event room at Niner Wine Estates in Paso Robles, Ca, for a class in wine aromas expecting to see lots of wine bottles and glasses. No such luck. The only bottles are small vials set out on one table. I'm thinking, ok this will be interesting.The man seated at tha...
  • US: Winegrape Pesticide Facing Greater Scrutiny

    (Wines&Vines) - A measure introduced in the California Assembly urging the prohibition of neonicotinoid insecticides to protect honeybees could lead to one of the most effective insecticides for the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) being taken off the market. Imidacloprid is used by the California ...

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