January, 05, 2018 How the Trinchero Family Built a Wine Empire

(Sevenfiftydaily) - Every four to six months, a group of the most venerated residents of Napa Valley gathers for lunch. Joseph Gallo, Mike Martini, Don Sebastiani Sr., and Fred Franzia are typically there, as are the benevolent ghosts of long-lived former members, like Frank Indelicato, John Parduc...

January, 05, 2018 Months after Wine Country fires, damaged vineyards face uncertainty

(SFChronicle) - On top of Moon Mountain, at the Gilfillan Vineyard, Scott Knippelmeir kneels to the ground, pulls off the outer layers of a grape vine’s loose wood, and cuts into its trunk. He’s checking for signs of life. If the trunk is green, that’s good: The vine is still aliv...

January, 04, 2018 Think you're cold? Watch the harvest for a traditional Finger Lakes ice wine

(Syracuse) -  Hunt Country Vineyards , on Keuka Lake, has been a farm for seven generations and a winery since 1981. It began making ice wines in 1987, which it claims makes it the "oldest continuous producer of ice wines in the United States." Hunt County uses the traditional method of ice...

January, 04, 2018 Seven Ways the Wine World Will Change in 2018

(Bloomberg) - Most of the wine world was happy to wave goodbye to 2017, a year of  vine-killing frosts , hail, drought, and  destructive wildfires  in regions from California, to Chile, to Europe. Looking forward to 2018 is not only a relief; it’s exciting, because the yea...

January, 04, 2018 2017 UTOPIAS BEER: THE BEER ILLEGAL IN 15 STATES

(Instash) - No, it doesn’t have any illegal drugs in it, but the Utopias Beer is so strong you may need to travel to another state to try it. Utopias Beer is the biennial beer from Sam Adams, but unlike its other ales, this one’s not meant to be consumed in one sitting. Aside fr...

January, 04, 2018 Italian Wine Exports Set New Record In 2017

(Esmmagazine) - Italian wine exports grew by 7% in 2017, reaching a record high of around €6 billion, according to farmers' association  Coldiretti . The figures indicate that there was growth in both value and volume of wine exports, despite a poor harvest that resulted in a  26%...

January, 04, 2018 Thomas Fire: First estimate of agricultural losses tops $171 million

(AgAlert) - As firefighters in Southern California worked to achieve full containment on the Thomas Fire, agricultural officials in Ventura County issued their first estimate of damage to crops and farm structures, reporting that losses will exceed $171 million, with more than 70,000 acres of ...

January, 04, 2018 A changing climate, changing wine

(ScienceDaily) - A new study suggests that, though vineyards might be able to counteract some of the effects of climate change by planting lesser-known grape varieties, scientists and vintners need to better understand the wide diversity of grapes and their adaptions to different climates. If yo...