Wine Industry News

May, 14, 2015 ASEV Revisits Nitrogen Management

(Wines&Vines) - Nitrogen will take center stage come June, when the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) convenes its annual conference with the second International Symposium on Nitrogen in Grapes and Wine. Drs. Amanda Stewart of Virginia Tech and Christian Butzke from Purdue...

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May, 13, 2015 Former CEO of Diamond Estates arrested for fraud

(TDB) - A dozen people including the former CEO of Diamond Estates Winery have been arrested in Montreal as part of an investigation into an alleged tax fraud in which 1.8m bottles of wine were sold on the black market. As reported by the Montreal Gazette , the gang were arrested by Montreal po...

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May, 13, 2015 Starbucks to uncork beer, wine, small-plates menu across Bay Area

(Bizjournals) - As part of coffee giant Starbucks’ recent rollout of its “Starbucks Evenings” program, which offers beer, wine and small plates, the mega-chain is launching booze in its Bay Area stores. The Starbucks at the corner of 9th Avenue and Irving Street will start se...

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May, 13, 2015 New Alternative To Hedging Could Be A Canopy Management Game-Changer

(GP) - Hedging to reduce excessive vine growth is a common practice among grape growers to ensure shoots don’t block light or hinder workers from moving easily through vineyards. The problem is, it’s only a stopgap solution and doesn’t solve the problem of vine size long-term. A ...

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May, 13, 2015 Bordeaux Prices Drop, but American Wine Lovers Yawn

(WineSpectator) - The strong U.S. dollar means 2014 Bordeaux futures cost less, but most consumers aren't buying. Bordeaux wineries hoped this would be the en primeurs campaign to woo back Americans. The potential quality of the vintage on sale, 2014, is the best in four years. And while mos...

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May, 12, 2015 Wine Grape Vineyards May Help Butterfly Conservation

(SWR) - There may be more incentives to create wine. It turns out that wine grape vineyards are causing an increase in butterflies in Washington. Over the years, loss in natural habitat has caused the decline of about 50 species of butterflies in eastern Washington. Now, though, there may be a w...

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May, 12, 2015 What Exactly Is ‘Sustainable’ Wine?

(Munchies) - We all know about sustainable food by now. While it would be great to keep guzzling the planet’s edible delights like it’s our last living day, it’s getting increasingly difficult to ignore the facts. Maybe we’re not reflecting this in our eating habits just ...

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May, 12, 2015 I tried a bunch of apps for wine lovers, and these are the ones worth downloading

(BI) - There are more wine apps out there than anyone could possibly want — or need. The iTunes and Google Play app stores each contain hundreds of apps for oenophiles: tasting logs, wine pairing services, review databases, educational services, and many others. But which ones are reall...

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