August, 27, 2010 New York harvest earlier, larger than 2009

New York anticipates a larger and much earlier harvest this year than it had in 2009. The New York Department of Agriculture predicts the total crop (including table and wine grapes) will be 170,000 US tonnes, up from 2009's relatively low 128,000 tonnes. Growers across the state estimate they...

August, 27, 2010 Canadian cattle enjoy red wine with their feed

British Columbia (AP) -- Western Canadian beef producers have found a novel way of putting the "bar" in barbecue. Angus cattle in British Columbia's Okanagan wine and cattle region are being fed red wine with their grain. Chefs in this Canadian Pacific Coast province said it makes for a unique beef ...

August, 26, 2010 Costco sees opportunity in Wash. booze initiative

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The cavernous stores in Costco's home state lack something you can find in its warehouses in California, Alaska and many other places: bottles of Maker's Mark, Absolut vodka and other popular brands of hard liquor.But two ballot measures on the November ballot — one heavily back...

August, 26, 2010 Red-Wine Compound May Help Mend Broken Hearts

Resveratrol sometimes seems like the duct tape of red wine—it has an infinite number of uses. A team of scientists now suggests the polyphenolic compound found in red wine may heal broken hearts. Their research, published online last week in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, found th...

August, 25, 2010 AMA recommends ban on cask wine

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is pushing to ban cask wine in the Northern Territory after a recent study was published in The Medical Journal of Australia. The study found that per capita consumption of pure alcohol for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in the Northern Territ...

August, 25, 2010 Canadian harvest begins

The Canadian harvest started today in Ontario's Niagara region, the earliest commercial picking there in more than 20 years. The early season bodes well for the marginal climate, which is notorious for its challenging ripening conditions. 'The early start will really benefit the Bordeaux red varieti...

August, 25, 2010 Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims September 2010 California Wine Month

/PRNewswire/ -- To help celebrate September 2010 as California Wine Month, proclaimed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for the sixth consecutive year, many of the Golden State's wineries, winegrape growers and regional associations are hosting special consumer events surrounding the state's signat...

August, 24, 2010 Where oak is the exception, not the rule

Alain Gautheron was repairing the bottling line when we arrived, and he offered a sweaty wrist in greeting instead of his grease-stained hand. His son, Cyril, and daughter-in-law, Gladys, welcomed us in the small and spare tasting room, with a curved bar on one side and a table on the other displayi...