September, 11, 2012 Northwest Winegrape Harvest Begins

(Wines&Vines) - A historic British Columbia vineyard has been scorched by wildfire, lending a dramatic touch to the start of the 2012 harvest. A wildfire that began Sunday afternoon on Trepanier Bench above Peachland, British Columbia, has left Walter Huber facing the prospect of replanting most of ...

September, 11, 2012 WHITE HARVEST BEGINS IN BORDEAUX

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Vins et Vignobles Dourthe has begun its Sauvignon Blanc harvest in Bordeaux as the harvest of the red grapes approaches with questions over quality and volume very much to the fore. Harvesting began last Thursday (6 September) at Dourthe’s Château La Garde when the grapes w...

September, 11, 2012 Wine: Chinese Checkers Anyone?

(NWWB) - Chinese checkers is a board game that can be played by two, three, four, or six people, playing individually or with partners. The objective is to be first to race one’s pieces across the hexagram-shaped gameboard into the “home” section, which is the corner of the star opposite one�...

September, 11, 2012 Does wine have to be certified organic to be sustainable?

(MNN) - Even though many wine makers follow sustainable practices, they don’t achieve USDA organic certification or indicate their eco-friendliness at all on the label. If they aren’t labeled organic, what should you look for when you’re searching for eco-friendly wines? Right before Labor Day...

September, 10, 2012 US: 'Average' Winegrape Harvest Greeted with Relief

(Wines&Vines) - Winemakers across California are reporting with some relief that this year’s grapegrowing season has been rather unremarkable. Following two years of cool summers marked by unsettled weather, the mundaneness of 2012 is being celebrated and some are seeing great promise. Hugh Chappe...

September, 10, 2012 First Assyrtiko planted in Australia

(Decanter) - The Greek grape variety Assyrtiko has been planted for the first time on Australian soil. Peter Barry, of Clare Valley winery Jim Barry Wines, has planted vines on half a hectare of land at the winery’s Lodge Hill property. He first came across Assyrtiko on visits to the grape’s ...

September, 10, 2012 NZ: Climate study to help grow wine industry

(Voxy) - A $500,000 international research project into climate and vineyards led by the University of Canterbury (UC) is expected to result in an increase of up to 10 percent in income for the billion dollar New Zealand wine industry. The two-year research project headed by UC Professor Andy Stu...

September, 10, 2012 Research in Focus - Prosecco Leads the Sparkling Wine Charge

(Just-Drinks) - Growth in sparkling wine of the non-Champagne variety has been a somewhat unheralded success story of the global wines and spirits market during the past ten years, and the product which typifies the sector's progress - and the star performer to boot - is the northern Italian fizz, P...