Wine Industry News
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(WineSpectator) - Stormy days for California winemakers as heavy rains pound an already late vintage. The sun has returned for now to California wine country, but following a series of rainstorms that swept through the state in the past two weeks, growers and winemakers are scrambling to salvage wha... -
(Oregonlive) - Vintners began trooping north from California to Oregon nearly 50 years ago, enticed by the prospect of making wine right along the climactic edge of where grapes can consistently ripen. Now, with the 2011 harvest poised to get underway, the risks and rewards that make up both side...US: A late Oregon wine-grape harvest balances risks with rewards
October, 13, 2011 -
(Decanter) - Synthetic cork manufacturer Nomacorc has launched a software tool that claims to allows winemakers to tailor the closure to a specific wine. The NomaSelector chooses the ‘optimum closure’ for a wine based on factors such as grape variety, region, winemaking style, storage and distri...New Nomacorc system tailors cork to wine
October, 13, 2011 -
(PressDemocrat) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the giant state workers pension fund, is severing its investment ties with a Napa-based vineyard management firm pushing one of Sonoma County's largest and most controversial land-use projects. The move threatens Preservation R...US: Huge forest-to-vine project near Annapolis threatened
October, 13, 2011 -
/PRNewswire/ - Congress approved the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) which eliminates tariffs and other barriers to trade in most goods and services within five years. The agreement immediately removes the 15% tariff on U.S. wines imported to Korea, and repeals the 45% tariff on grape juice...Wine Institute Hails Passage of U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
October, 13, 2011 -
(Decanter) - The container ship that ran aground on a reef off New Zealand's North Island last week contained at least 4000 cases of wine. Marlborough producer Astrolabe confirmed it had 4000 cases of wine on board cargo ship, Rena, with a retail value of up to NZ$800,000 (£400,600). It is likely t...New Zealand wine producers assess wine loss on stricken ship
October, 13, 2011 -
(Wines&Vines) - A cross-border partnership between vintners in two of North America’s premier wine regions has set its sights on opening a winery in California’s Napa Valley within the year. Plume Winery is the name of a new venture by West Coast Wine Partners LLC, a business backed by the Stewa...Napa, Okanagan Unite for Wine Venture
October, 12, 2011 -
(Decanter) - Grüner Veltliner could be the new Sauvignon Blanc of the future, a New Zealand winemaker has claimed. The white varietal in its Austrian version has a dedicated following among wine cognoscenti in the UK, but is relatively unknown among the wider public. John Forrest of Forrest Esta...Gruner Veltliner could be next NZ Sauvignon, say winemakers
October, 12, 2011

