July, 06, 2012 US: Oregon Winegrowers Raise Stink About Bug

(Wines&Vines) - Vineyard watchers fear this could be the year the voracious brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) enters local vineyards and orchards, potentially causing significant economic damage to the state’s grape crop. Since first being detected in the state in 2004, the bug—by now well estab...

July, 06, 2012 Veraison – the Beginning of Grape Ripening

(WaynesvilleDailyGuide) - The grapes are following suit with all of the other fruit crops at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station – they are ripening early this year. The grapes are about two weeks ahead of schedule at this point. The sign that grape ripening has begun is veraison. Veraison...

July, 06, 2012 Global wine market projected to reach 27.5 billion litres by 2017

(OfficialWire) - The global wine market is projected to reach 27.5 billion litres by 2017, with market growth being mainly driven by factors such as rising affluence, growing shift towards premium alcoholic beverages, increasing consumption of wine, and adoption of western lifestyles in developing m...

July, 06, 2012 Top 10 wine handbags

(TheDrinksBusiness) - The traditional handbag has had a make-over after a Swiss creator redesigned it with a special compartment for a bottle of wine. The makers explained, “The idea was based on the things women do in the day – working, shopping and going to a party.” Gone are the days it se...

July, 06, 2012 Using Social Media to Promote an Underdog Wine

(NYTimes) - “Riesling rules!” That’s the message Shawn Bavaresco wanted to get out to the world six years ago when he and three partners founded their winery, Pacific Rim, in Portland, Ore. But it wasn’t until the company staged a social media campaign on Facebook that its message actually s...

July, 05, 2012 French petition for Burgundy World Heritage status

(BaltimoreSun) - Burgundy has long championed the concept of "terroir," a term that refers to a unique combination of soil, site, climate and the hand of man to create a wine with signature characteristics that convey a sense of place. It's a general concept that attempts to explain why the same ...

July, 05, 2012 Society China's earliest wine unearthed in NW tomb

(ChinaDaily) - Liquid inside an ancient wine vessel unearthed in Shaanxi province is considered to be the earliest wine in China's history, archaeologists told Xinhua Thursday. The wine vessel made of bronze was unearthed in a noble's tomb of the West Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC - 771 BC) in Shigushan ...

July, 05, 2012 US: Buyers Returning to Lake County

(Wines&Vines) - With shortages of grapes facing wineries all over California, grapegrowers in Lake County are once more getting a lot of inquiries from across the mountains in Napa and Sonoma counties. The growers are certainly ready for the potential customers, because the recession and grape glut ...