July, 03, 2015 How Brianne Day Is Leading the Next Generation Of Natural Oregon Winemakers

(Eater) - It all started with a tattoo of grape clusters, on Brianne Day’s left arm—inked there to cover up a previous lotus leaf drawing she'd committed to after many glasses of Champagne on the day of her divorce. It was spring 2013, and Day had just bottled her first vintage of Pinot...

July, 03, 2015 What Qualities Make a Good Vineyard?

(Slate) - I think this question is a bit leading, and I'll explain why, but first I'll take the bait. The primary qualities I assess at any vineyard site are: Drainage: how, where, and how quickly water goes through the vineyard. This is an assessment of the kind of soil, slope, elevation, ...

July, 03, 2015 CALIFORNIAN WINE STRUGGLING WITH SUPPLY

(TDB) - There is a “growing mismatch” between supply and demand that is badly hampering the Californian wine industry, new analysis has claimed. Bumper harvests and vineyard expansion across the state over the last three years has created a situation where those bulk producing areas ...

July, 03, 2015 Google Street View offers virtual tours of California wineries

(Decanter) - Virtual visitors to California can now take a panoramic tour of dozens of the state’s wineries thanks to new additions to the Street View feature in Google Maps. The internet giant has added 360-degree panoramas of nearly 80 of California’s 1,000-plus wineries as pa...

July, 03, 2015 Wild Weather Has Northwest Growers on Toes

(Wines&Vines) - Just six months ago, growers in Washington state were discussing vintage variation with respect to cool years. Today, with wildfires ripping through tinder-dry swaths of Eastern Washington and growing degree-days outpacing the long-term average, growers are wondering how grapes ...

July, 02, 2015 Greek crisis hits olive oil, wine exports

(CNBC) - Greek's agriculture sector was already facing a challenging 2015 before the economic turmoil this week, but now there's fear the uncertainty could disrupt the food and wine trade. "There's a lot of speculation and even more tension," said George Frangistas, president of Incofruit-...

July, 02, 2015 Pull Red Blotch Vines, Get Paid

(Wines&Vines) - California grapegrowers whose vineyards are affected by the Grapevine Red Blotch-associated Virus may be eligible for financial aid to replace infected vines under a relatively new program attached to the 2014 Farm Bill. The aim is to ameliorate the affects and limit the spread ...

July, 02, 2015 DIAGEO ‘SHELVES’ £240M CHINESE SCHEME

(TDB) - Swellfun, the Chinese subsidiary of drinks giant Diageo, has reportedly postponed work on a £237 million construction project to build a liquor-producing industrial park in Chengdu. News reports in China claim that a company spokesperson from Swellfun, a spirits producer taken...