December, 11, 2015 Alternate Wine Grapes for California

(Wines&Vines) - When Glenn McGourty, the winegrowing and plant science advisor for UC Cooperative Extension in Mendocino and Lake counties and Wines & Vines viticulture columnist, took his new post in 1994, someone suggested he conduct some unique research to differentiate himself. He share...

December, 11, 2015 Resveratrol Could Replace Sulfites in Wine

(Wine-Searcher) - Might we be saying goodbye to the use of an unpopular additive? Researchers in Argentina have come up with a possible alternative to sulfites in red wine and it's something that should please the health conscious – resveratrol. A report published in the Journal of Life Sci...

December, 11, 2015 Pint of beer or medium glass of wine 'can protect against' early death from Alzheimer's disease

(WDP) - A pint of beer or medium glass of wine a day can protect against an early death from Alzheimer's , according to a new study. Those who drank moderately of between two to three units had lower death rates than those who were teetotal, drank a unit or less or drank more. It found mod...

December, 11, 2015 Testing the 4 Best Online Wine Clubs

(Eater) - Over the past few years, the once stuffy and pretentious American wine industry has flipped, welcoming in a new and younger generation of relaxed wine professionals who aren’t afraid to sip juice the color of oranges. The shift in wine culture toward a more casual, consumer-friendly...

December, 10, 2015 California Fills Statewide Viticulture Post

(Wines&Vines) - Dr. S. Kaan Kurtural has joined the University of California, Davis, Department of Viticulture and Enology as the new cooperative extension specialist in viticulture. He was previously an associate professor in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at California State Univer...

December, 10, 2015 Analysts see ‘no issue’ with AB InBev takeover

(TDB) - Market experts “do not envisage anti-trust issues” arising in the US over AB InBev’s proposed £71 billion takeover of rival brewer SABMiller, following its CEO’s appearance in front of a Senate committee this week. An update by brokerage firm Stifel to its c...

December, 10, 2015 How Many Calories in a Glass of Grange? Treasury Will Post Calorie Information for Its Wines

(WineSpectator) - Beginning with the 2016 vintage, consumers can find link to nutrition info on the back of the bottle. Confused by how many calories might reside in your glass of Chardonnay? Australia's Treasury Wine Estates announced plans Tuesday to provide calorie information for its entire ...

December, 10, 2015 Quenching China’s Wine Market

(WSJ) - The Chinese government helped unleash a thirst for fine wine, until a clampdown on corruption bottled up demand. During China’s National People’s Congress in March 1996, then Premier Li Peng criticized the harmful effects of drinking harsh Chinese grain spirits and praised...