October, 24, 2016 Forget the snobs, says economist of wine

(Futurity) - Economist Karl Storchmann has always loved wine—so much so that, years ago, before he moved to the US from Germany, he even tried his hand at making his own. From 1994 to 1999, when he was working for the Rhine-Westphalian Institute for Economic Research, he cultivated a small vi...

October, 20, 2016 World Wine Production Slips Amid Rough Weather; Italy on Top

(ABCNews) - Floods,  drought , frost and hail cut into world wine production this year across Europe and South America, but the quality of the 2016 vintage shouldn't unduly suffer. Italy remained the world's top producer for the second straight year, with a volume of 48.8 million hecto...

October, 20, 2016 Mapping rotundone spatial variability to influence wine aroma

(FruitionSciences) - Rotundone is a fruit compound responsible for the peppery aroma in wines.  Because of its low sensory detection threshold (16 ng/L in red wine and 8 ng/L in water), rotundone produces a strong aroma effect in wines like Syrah, Mourvèdre, Durif (ie. Petite syrah) and...

October, 20, 2016 Sill Family acquires Ardente Estate Winery

(NVR) - St. Helena-based Sill Family Vineyards has purchased Ardente Estate Winery, a Napa winery whose cabernet sauvignon has achieved notable accolades and top awards. The property consists of 24.4 acres of natural splendor set within the Atlas Peak Appellation. "The complex influences th...

October, 20, 2016 Genomics Breakthrough Paves Way for Climate-Tolerant Wine Grape Varieties

(UCDavis) - ew sequencing technology, combined with a new computer algorithm that can yield detailed information about complex genomes of various organisms, has been used to produce a high-quality draft genome sequence of cabernet sauvignon, the world’s most popular red wine grape variet...

October, 20, 2016 Global wine production falls by 5% due to 'climatic events'

(TheGuardian) - Global wine production has fallen by 5% because of “climatic events” causing steep drops in production in most of the southern hemisphere, particularly Chile and  Argentina . While the amount of wine produced this year should meet estimated consumer demand, the f...

October, 19, 2016 Wine Institute: 2016 California Wine Harvest Report

/PRNewswire/ - The 2016 California winegrape harvest was early, with a mostly normal yield of exceptional quality fruit throughout the state.  A relatively even growing season followed welcome winter rains that helped to alleviate the drought.  "It's been a good season so far—the gr...

October, 19, 2016 How Brexit is pushing up the price of wine by 5% – and how to avoid it

(TheSun) - Wine and Spirit Trade Association boss Miles Beale says a £188million hike in the annual cost of importing wine from outside the EU is to blame for the likely price-rise for customers. He claims most wine bottles could go up by 29p. He said: “We should be under no illus...