Wine Industry News

  • Viticulture briefs

    (PressDemocrat) - ALKA-SELTZER TO THE RESCUE - Researchers at Cornell University have developed a way to test hydrogen sulfide levels in grape juice, using Alka-Seltzer. The reason: No one wants wine that smells like rotten eggs. Growers occasionally spray an elemental sulfur compound on grape...
  • AUS: Giant wine companies blame tax for the glut

    (SMH) - BIG brand wine companies have called for reform of the tax system, contradicting the federal government's reasoning for its refusal to consider a change in wine tax. The government has rejected appeals from health groups for tax reform to curb the sale of very cheap wine, citing the grape g...
  • US: Oregon's wine pioneers earn their praise

    (SeattleTimes) - DURING THE past couple of decades, the unprecedented growth of the Northwest wine industry has made it easy to keep this column's focus on who is new to the business and what exciting developments are taking place in the vineyards. But a look at the recent accomplishments of those w...
  • INDUSTRY: Businesses see growth in Latino wine market

    (PE) - Javier Flores has been fascinated with winemaking since he was a kid in Mexico walking through the winery where his dad worked and admiring the white coats worn by the people in the winery's lab. Decades later, as a winemaker for the South Coast Winery Resort and Spa in Temecula, Flores sa...
  • US: Changes brewing at the ballpark as wine options grow

    (WashingtonPost) - Maybe there’s no crying in baseball, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a good wine. As the World Series approaches, fans of the grape and the great American pastime have more choices than ever with a number of wines, including some high-end vintages, on tap to wash down t...
  • US: Finger Lakes wine makers, grape growers bullish on 2011

    (Stargazette) - As a Finger Lakes grape grower, Vincent Aliperti is used to variable weather conditions. But Aliperti, winemaker at Atwater Estates Vineyards in Hector, can't recall many roller coaster years like 2011. An unusually wet spring gave way to arid conditions over the summer, only t...
  • French and Chinese join forces to fight wine fraud

    (Decanter) - French and Chinese wine authorities are collaborating in an effort to fight counterfeit bottles and educate Chinese consumers and importers. The CIVB – the Bordeaux wine trade body – has been making random visits to Chinese supermarkets and wine shops in order to compile a database ...
  • France: Hand-picked grapes 'compulsory' for Burgundy wine

    (TheTelegraph) - The makers of the most expensive Burgundy wines have changed the rule book to make grape-picking by hand compulsory in bid to defend the region's age-old traditions. The domains, who say machines damage taste and are bad for vines, want other top Burgundy wine makers to follow suit,...

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