Wine Industry News

  • Cold-Hardy Grapevine Data Debuts

    Ontario -- If you are a grapegrower, do you know how acclimated your vines are to the cold? Soon, grapegrowers in Ontario will have a new tool to help them understand the cold hardiness of their vines and determine when to use their wind machines to protect their grapevines against winter injury. R...
  • AUS: Tips for Barossa wine industry

    The strong Australian dollar could force some Barossa wine producers to go bankrupt, says member for Schubert Ivan Venning. But an industry expert says there is a way local wine businesses can overcome the effects of the soaring currency exchange rate. Mr Venning has told state parliament the surgin...
  • AUS: Tough going for grape growers

    Recent rain and humid weather is creating tough conditions for Hunter Valley grape growers. The combination of rain and humidity can cause mould and disease to develop on the grapes. Hunter Valley Wine Industry Association President, Geoff Krieger says above average rainfall for the region is expec...
  • Windsor gearing up for Winter Wine Walk

    Windsor’s second annual Winter Wine Walk, a charity event benefitting the local food bank, will be held Dec. 9. The wine and food pairing from 5 to 8 p.m. takes place in various shops and restaurants around the Town Green. The proceeds will go to Windsor Service Alliance, a food pantry that each w...
  • More Demand Seen for Central Valley Grapes

    Fresno, CA -- Steady growth in sales of value-priced wines are a positive sign for Central Valley winegrape growers, who were encouraged last week to increase planted acreage with key grape varieties to meet projected demand for the next 20 years. lndustry experts brought the welcome message to the ...
  • How green is your wine?

    Before you pat yourself on the back for choosing that bottle of locally produced wine at the liquor store, you might want to ask yourself how it got there. When researcher Emma Point analyzed the environmental footprint of a single bottle of Nova Scotia-produced wine, the Dalhousie University maste...
  • Burgundy prices jump by a fifth at wine auction

    Prices for Burgundy wine jumped by more than a fifth at the 150th annual Beaune Hospices charity auction on Sunday, with growers hailing a high quality vintage and a recovery in foreign demand.The sale of wines from the Hospices domaine, conducted by auction house Christie's, traditionally gives an ...

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