April, 02, 2017 Is Devin Nunes Invested in a Wine Company That Does Business in Russia?

(Snopes) - The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee owns stock in a California winery that says they sold 22 cases of wine to a Russian distributor in 2013. On 22 March 2017, liberal blogs such as the Palmer Report and Addicting Info posted stories that said House Intelligence Commi...

April, 02, 2017 Innovation and Technique with Wine Yeast

(Wines&Vines) - In 2002, the Terlato family that owns Chimney Rock Winery planted Sauvignon Gris near Rutherford, Calif. The location is through to be one of only two sites growing Sauvignon Gris in Napa County. But that’s not the only thing that distinguishes Chimney Rock’s Elevage...

April, 02, 2017 Italy: Franciacorta embraces forgotten grape to fight climate change

(Decanter) - Italy's Franciacorta producers are hoping that an indigenous grape variety rejected as inferior several hundred years ago can be used in their sparkling wines as a new 'ally' against climate change. Aldo Fiordelli introduces Erbamat below. Franciacorta, the  sparkling wine &nbs...

April, 02, 2017 IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD: WINE FAULTS, AROMAS, AND THE BRAIN

(VinePair) -  Wine  is filled with  aromas  for you to interpret. That interpretation happens somewhere between your nose, your brain, and your olfactory system. You use this triangle to detect and recognize aromas in wine. But it’s this same system that allows y...

April, 02, 2017 Cuban uses condoms, tropical fruit to make own brand of wine

(ABCNews) - The sweet smell of fermenting fruit fills the streets around the modest Havana home where Orestes Estevez and his family fill glass jugs with grapes, ginger and hibiscus, then slip a condom over each glass neck to start the unusual process of winemaking in a land famed for rum. From ...

March, 31, 2017 How to Drink Wine the Right Way, According to Science

(Gizmodo) - Wine is spoiled grape juice. It’s old squished grapes mixed with yeast that get you drunk. But lots of people have a lot of things to say about wine, and maybe you’ve wondered what it is that gets them so jazzed over rotten grapes. Well, a lot of their enjoyment comes from b...

March, 30, 2017 Trefethen rebounds after the earthquake

(NVR) - After the 6.0 earthquake hit Napa on Aug. 24, 2014 at 3:20 a.m., the photo seen around the world was of Trefethen’s historic 1886 winery building leaning four feet to the west and looking like it was going to collapse any minute. Two-and-a-half years later, this building, ...

March, 30, 2017 Farmland values in the central San Joaquin decline in 2016 as crop prices tumble

(Fresnobee) - The value of farmland in the central San Joaquin Valley cooled for some crops as prices for several high-flying commodities softened and access to water remained a concern, according to the Trends in Agricultural Land & Lease Values report released Thursday. The annual rep...