April, 01, 2016 FROM NOAH TO NOW: WINES OF TURKEY DON’T DISAPPOINT

(VinePair) - Turkey is way more than fantastic leftovers, and a perennial contender for EU membership. From Noah’s Ark to hyper-modern wineries, Turkey is the cradle of wine civilization. Let’s start at the beginning: Long before the cult of Bacchus was en vogue across Greek isles...

March, 31, 2016 Young’s Market backs Sonoma State University wine education center

(NBBJ) - Young’s Market Company, one of the nation’s largest alcoholic beverage distributors, has given a “generous gift” to the wine education center project set to be under construction at Sonoma State University this summer. The Tustin-based company’s donation...

March, 31, 2016 This Vintner Wants You To Try Weirder Wines

(ModernFarmer) - "I want us to expand as a market away from these six varietals that we all know," says Megan Bell, the creator of Margins Wine. With a Kickstarter that rapidly reached its $10,000 goal, she might actually have a shot at doing that. But boy, is it a big risk. The wine market...

March, 31, 2016 Italy Activates Wine-Fermenting Robots

(WineSpectator) - Meet Genesis, an Italian-designed wine fermentor used for small-batch winemaking by Dr. Donato Lanati at his applied-research center Enosis in Fubine, Italy. From the outside, the tank looks, well, like a wine-loving cousin of R2D2, with a head, body and handle...

March, 31, 2016 Seeking Clean Vines for N.Y. Vineyards

(Wines&Vines) - The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYDAM) used the fourth webinar in the series “Clean Plants for the Future of the Eastern Wine and Grape Industry” to announce a new, state-of-the-art certification program for grapevines sold by several nurseries in...

March, 31, 2016 Wine research from the UEA explores impact of climate on vine growing

(Eveningnews24) - The growing UK wine industry may have benefited from climate change. But new UEA research has found that unpredictable weather, such as cold snaps, sharp frosts and downpours, threatens productivity for vine growers. Academics studied the UK’s main grape-growing r...

March, 31, 2016 Wine Industry in U.K. Braced for a Boost From Warmer Climate

(Bloomberg) - The U.K.’s 100 million pound ($144 million) wine industry will thrive in warmer temperatures caused by climate change, so long as investors carefully site vineyards and prepare for some poor harvests caused by weather shocks. That’s the conclusion of scientists at ...

March, 31, 2016 Russia Charges Wealthy Businessman With Illegal Wine Smuggling

(RFERL) - The Russian Investigative Committee has arrested one of Russia's wealthiest men and charged him with illegally transporting alcohol across the border and not paying customs duties. Dmitry Mikhalchenko, General Director of Forum, one of Russia's largest conglomerates, and his deputy Bor...