December, 09, 2010 Downy mildew hits Australia

A fungal disease has hit long-suffering Australian wine regions and is likely to drive more growers out of business. Humid weather and heavy rainy has hit inland Australia, particularly in the Riverland and the Riverina regions, causing widespread downy mildew problems. Premium regions including ...

December, 09, 2010 Twin Pomegranates Wine Releases New Pomegranate Chardonnay Blend

Twin Pomegranates Wine has released a Pomegranate Chardonnay Blend, a new one of a kind wine. This unique blend of their signature 100% Pomegranate Wine with Edna Valley Chardonnay is a new entry into the wine market. The idea behind making the Pomegranate Chardonnay Blend was to appeal to wine drin...

December, 09, 2010 Sensor Fingerprints Wine Tannins

A decade of medical research at the University of Texas, Austin, unexpectedly resulted in a potentially valuable process for the wine industry. In an attempt to develop a technique to mimic the mammalian sense of taste, Dr. Eric Anslyn and his team of undergraduate researchers devised a combination ...

December, 09, 2010 Germany: Mosel Bridge financially unviable, opponents claim

A new financial evaluation of the controversial Mosel Bridge proves the project is not worth completing, say opponents of the bridge. A cost-benefit analysis conducted at the insistence of the Green Party has revealed the bridge will yield only €1.80 for ever €1 spent. This is far below the orig...

December, 08, 2010 South African Wine-Grape Harvest Forecast to Rise 7.3%

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s wine-grape crop should amount to 1.35 million metric tons in 2011, a 7.3 percent increase on this year, South African Wine Industry Information & Systems said.Wine stocks held by producers and in private cellars will increase to 393.4 million liters (103.8 million gal...

December, 08, 2010 Comment - Wine - UK Not OK. So, Where Now?

The UK used to be able to boast that it was the most dynamic wine market in the world. But, with ruthless supermarkets and an economic downturn, the country has lost its shine. Where are the wine companies to look next? Chris Losh would like to suggest where not to look. If you want to know what is ...

December, 08, 2010 Sparkling wines a cheaper alternative to Champagne

(Reuters) - Champagne can only be produced in the French region that bears its name, but the joy that comes from hearing a cork pop can come from any number of other sparkling wines - at a fraction of the cost."The central problem is that wine pricing is almost completely arbitrary ... the price of...

December, 07, 2010 Microbiological approaches to lowering ethanol concentration in wine.

There is increasing demand by the wine industry for technologies to reduce the alcohol content of wine without compromising product quality. This review describes biological-based approaches that influence ethanol yield during fermentation, most of which have attempted to partially redirect yeast me...