April, 21, 2011 There's white wine, red wine, and now, 'green' wine

Since tomorrow is Earth Day, this week's topic is organic practices in the wine industry. With the green movement in full swing, more and more wine drinkers are looking for wines that are organic or made with organically grown grapes. It sounds simple enough, but once the average consumer starts to ...

April, 20, 2011 TechTalk: Photopurification of wine with UV Technology

A Swiss technology using ultra violet light energy for liquid purification in wine making, known as photopurification technology is gaining momentum, with many winemakers having used the system from a company called SurePure, resulting in less harmful chemical intervention and decreasing the need to...

April, 20, 2011 US: Wine Industry Matures in Texas

Texas—Once dismissed by out-of-state observers, Texas wine is fast becoming a real factor in the state’s culture and economy. With nearly 200 wineries, according to WinesVinesDATA, and more added weekly, the state’s wine industry has overcome hostile diseases, pests and climate and is research...

April, 20, 2011 Wine gaining on beer as Canadians favourite intoxicant

OTTAWA — Canadians drink enough beer annually to fill nearly 1,000 Olympic swimming pools, while total alcohol sales approach the $20-billion mark thanks in part to the continued rise in wine popularity and price increases for many products. Alcohol generated $19.9 billion in sales in the fisca...

April, 20, 2011 Wine: Green with confusion

Back when Earth Day started in 1970, organic food meant withered, bug-eaten produce sold at food co-ops by tattooed, ponytailed hippies of questionable hygiene. Organic wine meant something “rustic” of equally questionable hygiene that was likely to go really funky in the bottle. Today, organ...

April, 20, 2011 US: Napa Valley winemakers kick off the growing season

(KGO) -- In Napa County, or any winemaking region, every season that ends with a crush begins with buds. The buds have emerged and now the work begins. For grape growers and winemakers like Jennifer Lamb of HL Vineyards, spring in the Napa Valley is all about emerging buds not much bigger than th...

April, 19, 2011 UK: Royal Wedding wine revealed

Pol Roger will be the official Champagne at the Royal Wedding next week, Decanter.com can confirm. Amid feverish speculation – especially in the American press – around which Champagne will be served, Decanter.com has it on the highest authority that Pol Roger NV will be served. Which wines w...

April, 19, 2011 Top wine producers fear EU free-for-all on vine plantations

(BRUSSELS) - Top wine-producing nations led by France want regulators to put a cork in plans to end vine-planting restrictions across the European Union. Nine states wrote to the European Commission calling for a planned 2015 free-for-all to be halted, with a producers association warning against...