April, 16, 2017 Entire Burgundy wine region to be covered by hi-tech 'hail shield' to kill storm clouds

(Telegraph) - The vineyards of  Burgundy  are about to become the first in  France  to be totally covered by a "hailstone shield" to kill destructive storms that have blighted the famed wine growing region in recent years. By June, the entire area will be protected by a netwo...

April, 16, 2017 Can Prosecco help Italy unlock China wine market?

(AFP) - On paper it seems as obvious a pairing as a glass of spicy Gewurztraminer with crispy duck and pancakes. Yet Italy, the world's biggest wine producer, is lagging in the fight for sales in China, tipped to become the world's second biggest importer of wine by 2020. ales of Chianti, Pin...

April, 16, 2017 How one big deal triggered a major scramble in the North Coast wine industry

(PD) - E&J Gallo Winery’s purchase of Stagecoach Vineyards in the Napa Valley sent a shock wave through the North Coast wine industry. The sale pulled 600 prime cabernet sauvignon acres off the market and triggered a new vineyard buying spree that some say will over time have implica...

April, 15, 2017 Modern Day "Slavery" In Agriculture, And What's Being Done To Address It

(Forbes) - Who harvests your grapes? It's a question I ask in every wine region, and ideally to every producer, that I visit. Knowing the people who actually do the physical work in the vineyards is often an eye-opening piece of information, and it goes immediately to the heart of the ongoi...

April, 14, 2017 Ugh, United is running out of wine

(NYPost) - On a difficult travel day — in-flight turbulence, no Wi-Fi, long delays — all a passenger wants to do is relax into his seat with a nice glass of pinot grigio. If he’s just witnessed  a man being forcibly dragged off the airplane , perhaps two nice glasses of pinot...

April, 13, 2017 This Russian wine bottle reveals scenes of drunken carnage and the more you drink, the worse they get

(CNBC) - Russia has an alcohol problem. According to a 2014 study in U.K. medical journal The Lancet, 25 percent of Russian men die before they are 55, with most of the deaths due to alcohol. The country has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption in the world, coming fourth after Belar...

April, 13, 2017 Beckstoffer to Redevelop To Kalon Vineyard

(Wines&Vines) - Replanting a high-quality wine grape vineyard is rarely an easy decision for the owner. The land will be out of production for at least two years, so the loss of revenue is absolute, and the cost to redevelop is significant: about $30,000 per acre in prime parts of Napa Valley. ...

April, 13, 2017 ARE WOMEN BETTER AT TASTING WINE THAN MEN? SCIENCE HAS THE ANSWER

(VinePair) - There’s a lot of understandable indignation about the lack of women in the wine industry. Whether it’s  the wine glass ceiling  or just the  sexism  women in the wine industry regularly field, women still – in 2017 – have roadblocks to m...