July, 05, 2012 Mendocino Wine Commission ends five-year run

(WesternFarmPress) - By majority vote of the grape growers, the Mendocino Winegrape and Wine Commission (MWWC) will not be renewed for a second five–year term. On Feb. 1, at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center, Glenn Yost of the California Department of Food and Agriculture heard testimony on th...

July, 05, 2012 Guide to Eco-Friendly Wines

(Earth911) - Whether you’re a self-professed oenophile or just enjoy an occasional glass of red table wine with dinner, navigating the labels of wines that purport to be eco-friendly can be confusing: “100-percent organic,” “made with organic ingredients,” “natural” or “vegan-friendl...

July, 05, 2012 Researcher discusses global climate change, warming trends during recent panel tasting

(NapaValleyRegister) - This past year was one of extremes. It was the driest year in 117 years in Texas; it was the coldest April to June ever in Washington and Oregon, with wet conditions above normal in the two states. Last September was the warmest on record in Oregon and in California. Global...

July, 05, 2012 Allergy-like symptoms after drinking wine

(EurekAlert) - Around seven percent of adults suffer from an intolerance to wine. This is the result of a survey presented by Peter Wigand and co-authors in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztelb Int 2012; 109 (25): 437-44). The authors evaluated 948 questionnai...

July, 04, 2012 BORDEAUX SLUMP HITS AUCTION FIGURES

(TheDrinksBusiness) - The world’s five biggest auction houses have reported a 25% slump during the first half of 2012 as investors adopted a cautious approach to the big names and Chinese buyers shifted their focus towards Burgundy. Despite upbeat reports from many houses, Bloomberg reported that ...

July, 04, 2012 US: TALKING URINAL TO STOP DRUNK DRIVERS

(TheDrinksBusiness) - US authorities are trying to discourage drink drivers with target advertising: urinal deodorisers that “talk”. A total of 400 talking “urinal cakes” were distributed across Detroit as part of a trial to combat drunks from getting behind the wheel. Each device has a b...

July, 04, 2012 English wine harvest 'not looking good', say winemakers

(Decanter) - As England continues to suffer the wettest early summer since records began, winemakers are beginning to wonder if they are going to have any grapes to harvest at all. Rain has fallen across England more or less continuously since the beginning of June, and the Met Office has confirmed ...

July, 04, 2012 California winemakers court Chinese buyers

(LATimes) - With bottles ready for tasting, a group of Lodi wine producers waited anxiously recently for a delegation of monied businesspeople they hoped to impress. The vintners burst into applause when the group finally arrived, more than an hour late. The guests weren't Hollywood moguls or Sil...