October, 24, 2017 Ravaged by Fire, Winery to Rebuild

(Wines&Vines) - It was close to midnight Oct. 8 when Sonia Byck-Barwick went to sleep, ending what had been a busy but normal day during harvest season.  Her husband, winemaker Dan Barwick, already had gone to bed at the couple’s home in Healdsburg, Calif., because he had to be up...

October, 24, 2017 UBC researchers create definitive method to detect wildfire tainted wine grapes

(Eurekalert) - Wine producers and grape growers have a new, powerful tool at their disposal to help manage the impact of grapes exposed to smoke from forest fires. Researchers from UBC's Okanagan campus have devised a new analytical test to precisely and accurately measure the amount of volatile...

October, 24, 2017 36 States No Longer Allow Out-of-State Wine Delivery

(People) - Over the span of the last year, carriers like FedEx and United Parcel Service have told retailers that they will no longer accept out-of-state shipments of alcohol unless they are headed to one of the 14 states which allow it. (If you live in Alaska, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Mi...

October, 24, 2017 What makes red wine healthy?

(Mensfitness) - A FEW YEARS have passed since researchers elevated  alcohol  to an indulgence that is actually  good for your heart . Now, another study provides some insight into whether—for  red wine , at least—the benefits stem from the grapes or the alcoh...

October, 24, 2017 Global wine production to hit 50-year low

(TheWeek) - Global wine production is expected to fall to its lowest level in over half a century this year, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has warned. The OIV, which monitors wine output around the world, has blamed the decline on extreme weather in three of the worl...

October, 23, 2017 Basketball Great Charles Barkley Launches Wine Label

(HauteLiving) - Earlier this week basketball legend and outspoken sports commentator  Charles Barkley  was in San Francisco to launch his new wine label, CB Vineyards. Barkley partnered with winemaker Chris Cameron of  Broken Earth Winery  and the  Regal Wine...

October, 23, 2017 Weather Challenges for Eastern Vineyards

(Wines&Vines) - The 2017 growing season has seen plenty of challenges for eastern growers. While winter weather was relatively mild (and much better than the polar vortex in 2013-14 or deep freeze temperatures in 2014-15), topsy-turvy weather patterns began across the East this February. W...

October, 23, 2017 Wildfires Devastate Spanish and Portuguese Wine Regions

(WineSpectator) - Thousands of people in Portugal and Spain are returning to burned homes and farms after dozens of wildfires raged across northwestern Spain and central Portugal last week. At least 45 people died, 41 in Portugal and four in Spain, and dozens more were injured. Vintners in the...