February, 20, 2012 More Grapes, Less Wrath: Hybrid Antimicrobial Protein Protects Grapevines from Pathogen

(PRNewswire) - A team of researchers has found a way to ensure that your evening glass of wine will continue to be available, despite the potential attack of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), a bacterium that causes Pierce's Disease and poses a significant threat to the California wine industry's valuable gr...

February, 20, 2012 US: Bank of Marin digs deeper into wine

(NBBJ) - Bank of Marin is making a determined effort to extend the wine-related expertise of its commercial lending team into the industry with expansions into Napa and Sonoma counties over the past 12 months. The Novato-based community bank now has five of its 15 commercial bankers focused on th...

February, 20, 2012 Father, son develop drug to fight brain diseases

(SFGATE) - It began over a glass of good red wine. Paul Muchowski thought he'd found a molecular compound that could slow down the damage done in the brains of people with neurodegenerative diseases. But he didn't know how to get his hands on the compound, which was made by a major pharmaceutical...

February, 20, 2012 Russian producers 'on brink of wipe-out' after worst winter for decades

(Decanter) - Russian producers are calling on the government to avert a crisis as the worst winter weather in half a century has wiped out up to half this year's wine harvest.The federal government to take action, one producer said, with another warning, ‘Everybody was on the brink of a wipe-out.â...

February, 20, 2012 Azerbaijan discusses wine exports

(Trend) - The Economic Development Ministry in Azerbaijan has discussed wine growing and winemaking development, the ministry said on Monday. An action plan prepared under the state wine culture development program and the possibilities to export these products to traditional and new markets in 2...

February, 20, 2012 Jin Shan Zhang buys chateau for 'Chinese-French cultural exchange'

(Decanter) - Chinese entrepreneur Jin Shan Zhang has just bought Entre-deux-Mers estate Chateau Grand Moueys – where he plans to open a restaurant, hotel and 9-hole golf course.Jin Shan Zhang, who owns a travel agency in China, as well as one of the largest fruit alcohol brands in the country, bou...

February, 20, 2012 Muscadet Vignerons Seek Wine’s ‘Next Big Thing’ in Loire Rocks

(Bloomberg) -- As my boots crunch through snow, Pierre-Marie Luneau hands me a chunk of serpentinite rock in his vineyard on La Butte de la Roche. Like all the best Muscadet producers, Luneau is obsessed with how soil affects a wine’s quality. Muscadet is typecast as a gulpable, fresh, crisp wh...

February, 20, 2012 US: Fetzer Wines salutes its roots and adds a new varietal at IAADFS

(Moodiereport) - California’s Fetzer Wines will showcase a fresh look and its new Malbec varietal at the IAADFS Duty Free Show of the Americas in Orlando in March. Highlighting its strong heritage and commitment to sustainability, Fetzer has improved the shape and size of its lightweight bottle...