December, 01, 2016 Battling Oxidation in the Winery

(VinePair) - With grapes solidly post-fermentation across the Northern Hemisphere, winemakers are finally beginning to give thanks for a little free time in their schedules. Now that the buzz of machinery has stopped, winemakers slip into the season filled with winemaking minutia which, while not a...

December, 01, 2016 Could white wine boost your melanoma risk?

(UPI) - A new study raises the possibility that people who enjoy a glass of white wine every day may face a slightly elevated risk of melanoma. Total alcohol intake was associated with a 14 percent higher risk of melanoma per drink per day, researchers found. But, when they looked at the type...

December, 01, 2016 TTB Proposes New Grape Variety Names

(Wines&Vines) - The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is considering whether several new grape variety names should be approved for use in designating American wines, according to Notice No. 165 published Nov. 17 in the Federal Register. The varieties include 21 names submitted by ...

December, 01, 2016 10 Greatest Wine Cities in the U.S.

(TheStreet) - It's tough to overestimate just how far the United States has come as a wine producer since Prohibition. If you ever get the chance, head to the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History and check out the corner of its food exhibit entitled Wine For The Table. Jus...

December, 01, 2016 Anson: Cabernet vs Merlot – The Champions League of wine grapes

(Decanter) - Jane Anson reports on how Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot have risen to the summit of the world grape planting league in the past decade, and why some people think Cab has the legs to top its rival in their Bordeaux heartland... A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on Merlot for the M...

December, 01, 2016 Climate Change Could Turn Britain Into a Major Wine Producer

(Time) - Global warming has helped wine production in France—but that will change Oenophiles of the future could find themselves heading to the balmy terroir of the United Kingdom to sample the latest fine wines. Warmer temperatures in the U.K. due to man-made  climate change ...

December, 01, 2016 Northwest Faces the 64,000-Bug Question

(Wines&Vines) - Brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive insect first detected in the Northeast in 1998, continues its flight across North America. The pest recently was found at a riparian site near Penticton in British Columbia’s southern Okanagan Valley. Originally from Asia, the sti...

December, 01, 2016 How to prevent a wine headache

(FoxNews) - Wondering why you always get a headache the morning after drinking wine? Many people think that sulfites are the culprit behind wine headaches, but other chemicals are likely to blame. Some studies suggest that a naturally occurring substance in wine called tyramine may cause heada...