October, 08, 2015 Italy becomes world’s largest wine producer ahead of France

(EuroNews) - Italy has overtaken France to become the world’s largest wine producer this year, according to European Union data. Moderate weather conditions have resulted in a plentiful grape harvest across the Mediterranean peninsula. Production for 2015 is projected to rise by 13 percent...

October, 07, 2015 California's Vineyards Pressed To Turn Less Water Into Wine

(NPR) - In Napa, Calif., a company called  Free Flow Wines  fills and dispenses reusable wine kegs, which are used by restaurants and bars for serving wine on draft. Every month, the company rinses and refills about 10,000 of the stainless steel casks, each of which eliminates the need fo...

October, 06, 2015 Winery Waste-water OK for Irrigation

(Wines&Vines) - As water is expected to become even more costly and scarce in coming years, winery wastewater ponds may soon turn from an unsightly necessity to a helpful source of usable water. While wineries have been taking advantage of treated municipal wastewater for years, most have no...

October, 06, 2015 German Wines Come Together to Mark Reunification

(Wine-Searcher) - Students mark the restoration of their country with an unprecedented wine. The 25th anniversary of German reunification might have sparked protests over immigration on the weekend, but one group of students found a more palatable way to mark the reconciliation of east and west....

October, 06, 2015 Europe’s 2015 wine harvest: On the verge of greatness?

(Decanter) - If even half of the excitement around the 2015 wine harvest in some of Europe's best known regions, such as Bordeaux, Rioja and Burgundy, is reflected in the final wines, then the vintage could be one to savour.  Many winemakers in regions such as Bordeaux, Champagne, Burg...

October, 06, 2015 THE WINE REGIONS UNDER THREAT FROM DEVELOPMENT

(TDB) - Three of the world’s most important and beautiful wine regions are being blighted by major building projects despite objections from the trade. We look at the damage being done. Famous appellations Sauternes, the Mosel and the Douro are all currently suffering from threats to ...

October, 06, 2015 California wine industry expected to benefit from Trans-Pacific Partnership

(PD) - The North Coast wine industry likely stands to benefit from a trade pact that was reached early Monday by the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries writing new commerce rules for nearly 40 percent of the world’s gross domestic product. The pact, known as the Trans-Pacific...

October, 06, 2015 Forget Red, White, and Rosé—Orange Wine Is What You Should Be Sipping This Fall

(Vogue) - Five years ago marked the entrance of “orange wine”—an obscure category that has stirred some very vocal proponents and riled some very vocal detractors—into the international wine scene. Though the style has been produced for quite some time, the “orang...