March, 10, 2016 Predators on patrol in Napa Valley vineyards

(Decanter) - Jane Anson reports on the war being waged between Napa Valley winemakers and vineyard pests. Do you know the children’s story The King, the Mice and the Cheese? The one about a King who loves cheese, but ends up being over-run by mice who want to eat it too? ...

March, 10, 2016 What common wine terminology really means

(AOL) - Unless you're a trained Sommelier all things wine can be a little confusing. 'Acidity' simply means how tart a wine is. Look for words like crisp and bright, or the opposite, flabby. 'Body' refers to how heavy a wine feels in your mouth. Usually the more body, the more alcohol. The ...

March, 10, 2016 California's largest water district, accused of misleading investors, settles with the SEC

(LATimes) - A sprawling Central Valley water district run by some of the state's wealthiest growers papered over its drought-related financial struggles and misled investors, federal regulators said Wednesday. The Westlands Water District shifted about $8.3 million in expenses and other oblig...

March, 10, 2016 Marlborough economy hits $2.5 billion high, driven by wine industry

(Stuff) - Marlborough has experienced the third largest gross domestic product increase in New Zealand over the past five years, new figures show. Statistics New Zealand released its annual regional GDP statistics this week, which showed Marlborough GDP increased to $2.5 billion&nbs...

March, 10, 2016 Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus found in Napa Valley

(Wines&Vines) - Grapegrowers have a new virus to worry about, though it’s not yet clear how big a danger it is to wine grape yields or quality. The grapevine Pinot Gris virus (GPGV) recently was identified in a number of Napa Valley vineyards after being discovered in vineyards from Ko...

March, 09, 2016 The more we earn, the more often we drink

(MarketWatch) - By one measure, it’s the highest earners who are the biggest imbibers. Almost one in five Britons who earn at least 40,000 pounds (nearly $57,000) are likely to imbibe at least five days a week, compared with just 8% of those who earn less that £10,000 ($14,200) a ...

March, 09, 2016 Reasons for optimism about San Joaquin Valley’s wine grape industry

(WFP) - With more and more wine grape growers in the San Joaquin Valley pulling out vineyards in pursuit of more profitable uses of their land, some observers see the region’s wine industry beginning to decline. Peterangelo Vallis, executive director of the San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers...

March, 09, 2016 Despite strong sales, some Oregon wineries financially stressed

(CapitalPress) - More than one-fourth of Oregon wineries reported poor financial performance in a recent survey, which may actually be related to their success in growing sales and production, experts say. Oregon wineries expect sales to surge in 2016 but that doesn’t mean all of them anti...