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Winegrape Sorting in Northwest Wineries
September, 01, 2010
Dayton, Ore. -- Northwest wineries are aiming for cleaner sorts of their incoming fruit this year, with sophisticated equipment designed to weed out material other than grapes (MOG), from greenery to grubs.While its grapes typically arrive at the winery in good shape, relatively free from material t...
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Antioxidant activity of sparkling wines produced by Champenoise and Charmat methods
September, 01, 2010
The objective of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of 19 Brazilian sparkling wines produced by Champenoise and Charmat methods. All sparkling wines tested showed significant antioxidant activity, both in vivo and in vitro assays. In general, the Charmat brut possessed more antioxid...
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Oak barrel maturation vs. micro-oxygenation: Effect on the formation of anthocyanin-derived pigments and wine colour
September, 01, 2010
The objective of this study was to check whether micro-oxygenation (MO) could mimic oak barrel ageing as regard the effect on wine colour. A red wine was submitted to micro-oxygenation for three months while another lot from the same wine was matured in oak barrels for three or six months. After the...
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Coast to coast, weather keeps growers guessing
September, 01, 2010
This has been a strange year for vintners, both here in the East and on the West Coast. We remember a winter of record snows, but local winemakers recall a quick warm-up that brought summer-like temperatures in early April, leading the vines to bud earlier than usual. Record-setting heat through the...
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Mechanical harvesting is changing the wine game in Oregon
August, 31, 2010
Maybe Oregon's pinot noir pioneers had it right after all, that the rolling hillsides near Silverton — not Dundee — were best suited to cradle the state's wine industry.Ken Johnston, general manager of vineyard operations for Winemakers Investment Properties, certainly thinks so, and he's in the...
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Prosser Becomes Winery Hub
August, 31, 2010
Prosser, Wash. -- The small Yakima Valley city of Prosser is rapidly establishing itself as the center of Washington’s booming Columbia Valley wine region.The city of 5,000 on the Yakima River now boasts about 30 wineries, the Washington State University Irrigated Agriculture Research & Extension...
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Bordeaux harvest starts with Carbonnieux after 'roller-coaster' growing season
August, 31, 2010
Chateau Carbonnieux in Pessac Leognan is due to begin picking its Sauvignon Blanc grapes at the end of this week after a 'roller-coaster' season of highs and lows.A cold start to the growing season, and dry weather combined with cool nights in August, have meant that most vineyards are around a week...
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Dubai airport breaks duty-free wine sale record
August, 31, 2010
A fine wine store at Dubai Airport is claiming a world record after a customer spent a total of US$107,000 on eight bottles of wine.The customer made the purchase on one visit to Le Clos fine wine and luxury spirits boutique in Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 on 22 August. Almost doubling t...
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Winegrape Sorting in Northwest Wineries

Antioxidant activity of sparkling wines produced by Champenoise and Charmat methods

Oak barrel maturation vs. micro-oxygenation: Effect on the formation of anthocyanin-derived pigments and wine colour

Coast to coast, weather keeps growers guessing

Mechanical harvesting is changing the wine game in Oregon

Prosser Becomes Winery Hub

Bordeaux harvest starts with Carbonnieux after 'roller-coaster' growing season

Dubai airport breaks duty-free wine sale record

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