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July, 25, 2011 Weekly wine defined: Grappa

This week’s wine term doesn’t have to do with wine itself, but it comes from grapes, which in my mind means I can define it as a wine term. The word is: Grappa. Actually, Grappa has close ties to wine because it’s made from the parts of the grapes and vines that are discarded in the wine...

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July, 25, 2011 Italy: Sicily Wins DOC Wine Status

After years of proposals and trials, Sicily has been awarded its own designation of origin for wines made in the region. The National Wine Committee approved Sicily DOC late last week in Rome. DOC signifies a guarantee of quality, thus paving the way for the elevation of Sicilian wines around the...

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July, 25, 2011 Wine 101: What Does Oaky Mean?

When you hear people talk about “oaky” wine, what comes to mind? Are you thinking to yourself, “obviously Chardonnay,” or is that just me? More specifically, I think of a California Chardonnay. Do you love an “oaky” wine or do you hate it? Do you judge people who ask for an oaky Chardonn...

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July, 24, 2011 Canada: Canucks uncork Chinese wine market

It's not an uncommon scene to witness Louis Vuitton-toting businessmen dilute their $500 bottle of Hennessy with CocaCola or shoot back their glass of red wine like vodka in China. With growing salaries and more disposable income, the wealthy elite of the world's second-largest economy are increa...

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July, 24, 2011 US: Vintage ag-labor housing in Napa

Of the 7 million visitors to the Napa Valley each year, a very small percentage ever encounters any of the farmworkers who make the area's renowned wine production possible. But the region's growers and winery owners long ago learned that happy and well-housed workers are a key to their kind of s...

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July, 23, 2011 Brit fizz: boom or bubble?

The UK’s winemaking industry is in an effervescent state, but will the English sparkling wine bubble burst? It would be overstating the case to call it a gold rush. But there’s no denying that something is afoot in the the world of English wine.The investment of money, time and expertise that...

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July, 23, 2011 US: Gov. Cuomo Signs Legislation Boosting Wine Industry in New York

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he has signed legislation to significantly reduce the regulatory burdens placed on farm wineries by the State Liquor Authority (SLA). This bill would implement several of the recommendations made by the New York State Wine Grape Task F...

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July, 23, 2011 Eastern U.S. Wine Industry Meets

Baltimore, Md.—Pest management joined winemaking and grapegrowing on the agenda at the American Society for Enology and Viticulture’s 36th annual Eastern Section conference held July 11-14 in Baltimore. “Pest Management Symposium: Impacts in the Vineyard and Winery” took aim at a wide variet...

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