May, 07, 2017 France's Bordeaux wine industry predicts a €2 billion loss this year due to massive frost damage

(Reuters) - Bordeaux vineyards in southwest France could lose about half of their harvest this year after two nights of frost damaged the crop at the end of April, a wine industry official said on Saturday. Wines from the Cognac, Bergerac, and Lot-et-Garonne regions had also been affected, Berna...

May, 07, 2017 Can wine protect your neurons? Study investigates

(Medicalnewstoday) - Excessive alcohol consumption has a wide range of harmful health effects, but some previous research has indicated that a moderate intake of wine can have positive cognitive effects. A new study investigates why that may be the case. Although the negative effects of alcohol ...

May, 07, 2017 The real reasons Trader Joe's wine is so cheap

(SFGate) - Trader Joe's wine is remarkably cheap. A bottle of the grocery store's most popular wine brand, Charles Shaw, sells for less than $3.  Also known as "Two-Buck Chuck," Charles Shaw wine comes in multiple red and white varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Char...

May, 04, 2017 Red Wine Compound Boosts Cardio Health in Diabetics: Study

(Newsmax) - Supplements of the potent antioxidant resveratrol may reduce artery stiffness in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study that may explain how the compound in red wine boosts cardiovascular health. The research, presented this week at the American Heart Association'...

May, 04, 2017 Sauvignon Heavyweights Slug It Out

(Wine-Searcher) - In honor of International Sauvignon Blanc Day, Katie Smith looks at the race for global Sauvignon supremacy.   It is fair to say there is one grape variety that has well and truly achieved worldwide domination of the entire wine-drinking spectrum – Sauvi...

May, 04, 2017 Does Barrel Fermentation Improve Red Wine?

(Wines&Vines) - Though it’s common to ferment Chardonnay wines in oak barrels to impart texture and flavor—and fermenting reds in large upright wooded casks was once standard—fermenting red wines in standard oak barrels is a fairly new practice. The reason is simple: It can...

May, 04, 2017 Why You Should Chill Your Red Wine This Summer

(Food&Wine) - Last summer, I encountered it everywhere, almost like an invasive species. On front stoops and restaurant terraces. At parties and backyard barbecues. By the pool. At the park. Even at the beach. Wherever I turned, there it was: bottle after bottle of  rosé .   ...

May, 04, 2017 US HOP ACREAGE GROWS 95% IN FIVE YEARS

(TDB) - Hop acreage in the US has nearly doubled in the last five years driven by consumer tastes for higher hopped beers, despite beer production declining, but its continued rise is not without concern. According to figures released by Hop Growers of America, US acreage of hops in 2012 st...