April, 20, 2017 Drinking White Wine Raises Your Risk of Developing Rosacea

(NYMag) - While it’s common knowledge that red wine can trigger rosacea flare-ups, a new study points to white wine as a potential reason women may develop the skin condition in the first place. Researchers studied data from nearly 83,000 nurses in the U.S. and found that women who consumed...

April, 20, 2017 North Coast vineyard labor shortage opens more to mechanization

(NBBJ) - As April showers add to the already full cup of needed moisture for the 2017 North Coast winegrape season, growers have been busy doing more work in the vineyard at a time of fewer workers available for those tasks. For the past few years, farm workers have been in shorter supply, no th...

April, 19, 2017 Santa Rosa dubbed 'microbrew capital of the U.S.'

(SFGate) - While many other U.S. metropolitan regions might be known as more obvious beer meccas than the greater San Francisco Bay Area, there's one section of the craft beer landscape where one of our cities apparently thrives: microbreweries. A researcher named Russell Goldenberg with a ...

April, 19, 2017 Alcohol Could Decrease Risk for Certain Heart Diseases

(WineSpectator) - A new study shows moderate drinking may reduce risk for many cardiovascular conditions, but not some rarer ones. For decades, health researchers have been finding evidence that moderate alcohol consumption may reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. But the exact link ...

April, 19, 2017 THE DIRTY SECRET BEHIND EVERY LOW-CALORIE WINE

(VinePair) - Thinking about calories while drinking wine can be a major buzzkill. Wine is meant to be savored and enjoyed. But considering the 120 to 130 calories in a standard 5-ounce glass of wine makes that savoring just a little less sweet. But it doesn’t have to be that way if yo...

April, 19, 2017 Why More Winemakers are Upping Their Horse-Power

(Winemag) - Many vineyards are moving back to techniques of the past, trading in tractors for saddles. But is it just for show, or are there real benefits to the wine? Horses were once central to farming and transport, but have largely been replaced by trucks and tractors. However, some viticult...

April, 19, 2017 Bud Break Creeps Across the Northwest

(Wines&Vines) - The wettest winter in recent years washed away California’s drought, but it also left water standing on vineyards in southern Oregon and snowdrifts across Eastern Washington. Many growers are now assessing vines for signs of winterkill, with initial reports pegging lo...

April, 19, 2017 Francis Ford Coppola acquires Silverwood

(TDB) - The Francis Ford Coppola winery has acquired the 13-acre Silverwood Vineyard in the Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA. The deal took place earlier this month and is part of a “strategic shift in focus” that will see the winery likely acquire other specific blocks in the futur...