Wine Industry News

  • Wine: Scanning Ahead

    (WineSpectator) - Wineries are adding "smart" tags to bottles, but will digital marketing sell more wine? It's hard to judge the quality of a wine by its front label, but that's how many people buy their bottles. Sure, they might glance at the back label, but wineries can't squeeze much helpful info...
  • S.Africa's blacks branching out into wine industry

    (Reuters) - A new class of wine makers is emerging in South Africa with blacks, many of whom once worked the land, now taking over vineyards in an industry dominated for centuries by whites. There are only a handful of black-owned vineyards in the $3 billion a year industry but the number is expe...
  • American Viticultural Areas abound in wine industry

    (VCStar) - The wine-grape growing areas in California are usually broken into five major wine regions. They are the South Coast, which includes the Temecula Valley as well as areas in Los Angeles and Orange counties; the Central Coast, including Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties; ...
  • Late harvest could yield superior U.S. wines

    (Reuters) - Despite a late harvest in the Sonoma region of California and heavy rains that tore through vineyards, California wine makers expect this year's grapes to yield superior wines. Like other grape growers in the region Saralee Kunde is coping with the impact of the delayed harvest becaus...
  • US: California Winery Adapts to Changing Markets

    (Voanews) - There are more than 5,000 wineries across the United States. California is the nation’s top wine-producing state, and vintners there are making their mark on the global market. A California winery with long roots in the region, has survived by adapting to changing tastes and seeking ...
  • US: Mad Dash to Save This Year's Wine Harvest

    (NBCBayArea) - As rain fell on a Santa Rosa vineyard, a group of grape pickers squared off against nature. With an efficient swoop of each knife, a cluster of chardonnay grapes surrendered and tumbled into a plastic tub. It’s been a similar scene since last Thursday, when managers at DeLoach viney...
  • Heavy metal legends Motörhead release wine

    (Decanter) - Rock legends Motörhead have released their own wine, an Australian Shiraz loaded with attitude – as well as fruity aromas and rounded tannins. The wine has already enjoyed some success in Scandinavia – where the band also has a huge following – and is now being released in the UK...
  • US: Rain by the Yard in Eastern Vineyards

    (Wines&Vines) - Early crush continues despite wet grapes; flavors thin but balanced. In less than two weeks of late August and early September, East Coast states from North Carolina to New England were drenched with yards of rain. How did this affect the region’s ripening vineyards and wineries th...

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