March, 10, 2010 Winetech: De-Alcoholization Unit

The Winetech de-alc unit is a counterflow crossflow filter with a hydrophobic membrane. As the wine is recirculated through the filter, a portion of the ethanol follows the concentration gradient (osmosis) from the wine through the hydrophobic membrane and into the counterflow water. Since the membr...

March, 10, 2010 Jobs cut as Constellation looks to bottle wine in UK

Constellation is axing 40 jobs in Australia as part of plans to bottle more of its wine in the UK. The workers at the company's Reynella wine packaging plant in Southern Australia have taken voluntary redundancy as a result of the changes, the company said. Constellation is also creating 20 jo...

March, 09, 2010 Moth Prompts Quarantine In Napa Wine Region

NAPA - A grape-eating moth in Napa County has prompted a quarantine that will regulate the shipment of fruit and some plants in the heart of the state's premier wine region. The European grapevine moth first was detected in the Oakville area as grapes were reaching their peak last September. S...

March, 09, 2010 Chile’s winemakers struggle in quake aftermath

Chile’s strongest earthquake in 50 years may bankrupt smaller winemakers after vines collapsed, casks broke apart and millions of liters were spilled, a former Goldman Sachs Group banker-turned-winemaker said. The O. Fournier winery, located in the south-central Maule Valley region about 100 ki...

March, 09, 2010 New quality certificates for rice wine

Korea plans to issue a quality certificate for traditional rice wine starting in August as part of its efforts to fuel the development of better products and improve consumer rights, the government said yesterday. The National Tax Service (NTS) and farm ministry said the certificate label will b...

March, 09, 2010 Wine-tasting rooms go mobile

Napa, CA - New sample-size bottles allow people to try new vintages without traveling to wineries. Thousands of people visit the Domaine Carneros Winery each year, snapping pictures in front of the 18th century-style chateau and sipping wine on the terrace overlooking a sweep of green vineyards. ...

March, 08, 2010 Growers, regulators craft methods to manage frost water

GEYSERVILLE — Winegrape growers that depend on water in the Russian River Basin to protect their vines from frost assert they have a better idea of how much water they’re using and how to limit such use, while wildlife regulators say they’re getting more precise information of water overuse an...

March, 08, 2010 NuKorc goes bankrupt

NuKorc, the world's second biggest synthetic cork maker, has filed for bankruptcy with estimated debts of AUS$4m. Adelaide-based insolvency experts PPB have been appointed as administrators of the company, based in Pooraka, South Australia, and are attempting to sell the business as a going conce...