January, 04, 2017 Yield monitoring testing underway in bulk juice grapes

(ObserverToday) - Senior Research Associate Dr. Terry Bates from the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory in Portland is currently testing electronic yield monitors on mechanical grape harvesters to measure the yield variation within a vineyard block. A yield monitor uses sensors to ...

January, 04, 2017 LOW-CALORIE WINES YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO DRINK

(VinePair) - Another year, another set of New Year’s resolutions (also known as a set of promises that we’ll vehemently make on January 1, only to be forgotten before February rolls around). Atop most of these lists is the annual vow to lose weight, which usually coincides with the...

January, 03, 2017 THE PEOPLE CALLING EXPENSIVE WINE A RIP-OFF ARE LYING TO YOU

(VinePair) - A trend is ravaging American media. A series of hot takes purporting to take down the wine industry has been steadily carving out a niche on the internet, claiming that wine experts are a hoax and expensive wine is bogus. It started back in 2010 with a “ Freakonomics Radi...

January, 03, 2017 Italian Spumante Sector Expects To Post €1.2 Billion In Exports

(ESMMagazine) - The Italian spumante sparkling wine industry is expected to reach €1.2 billion in export sales for 2016, as it grows as the expense of rivals such as France and Spain. This is according to a study by Wine Monitor è l'Osservatorio di Nomisma. Exports of Italian sparkli...

January, 03, 2017 Wine industry M&A brisk pace expected to continue in 2017

(NBBJ) - The North Coast had a second year of high-profile, big-value sales of wine properties and brands, and those in the thick of such deal-making said the spigot on such transactions likely will remain open in 2017. “it’s been robust the last two years,” said Sean Mahe...

January, 03, 2017 Grape farmers worry chemical could wound wine industry

(KBTX) -  Chemical damage is what a local grape farmer says is destroying his crops. Now, he fears a new herbicide could wipe out part of the wine-growing industry in Texas. Paul Bonarrigo is the chairman of the board and founder of the Messina Hof winery and resort. Over the last two...

January, 03, 2017 Wine for Women: Is That a Selling Point?

(WSJ) - When  Constellation Brands  Inc. rolled out a new wine range recently, it relied on a strategy that doesn’t always mix well with consumers: gender-based marketing. The website for the Callie Collection, named after the California coast where the wine grapes are grown...

January, 03, 2017 Younger generations of wine drinkers are demanding prettier bottle labels

(QZ) - Most wine purchasers are dazed and confused as they wander the aisles of their local wine shop. There are thousands of wine brands and dozens of types of wines lining the shelves. Obviously wineries want purchasers to pick their bottle. So they’ve done a lot of research into what ...