April, 02, 2015 Wood-Infused Yeasts For Aging on the Lees: A Novel Approach to Achieve Oak Character in Wine

(AcademicWino) - The use of  oak barrels  in wine fermentation and aging is common, as it is known to increase wine aromatic complexity and improve overall wine quality. One downside to using oak barrel in winemaking is the fact that it costs more money to produce an oaked wine than ...

April, 02, 2015 How the Catholic Church saved the California wine industry during Prohibition

(OCRegister) - More than a century ago, California wine was hugely popular, not only domestically but all over the world. Yet only a few years later, the industry almost disappeared in the Golden State. Its principal savior? The Catholic Church. Here’s what happened. In the latter half ...

April, 02, 2015 California drought and wine: Cheaper products hit hardest

(CNBC) - A vicious, four-year drought may be close to catching up with California's winemakers, and it's the small producers of inexpensive wine that are likely to be hit hardest. The California drought has left some vineyards with a fraction of their usual water allotment. State Water Project a...

April, 01, 2015 The Reality of Minerality

(Wine-Searcher) - New research suggests that minerality in wine is not a figment of the imagination. Wine tasting notes are peppered with the ambiguous term minerality, but does it exist? And, if it does exist, what does it mean and where does it come from? Can you smell it, or is it purely a ta...

April, 01, 2015 Bordeaux 2014: Chateaux use rare techniques to control high acidity in white wines

(Decanter) - Several white wine producers took the unusual step of performing the secondary malolatic fermentation of their Semillon or Sauvignon Blanc grapes, in an attempt to tame the high acidity that has been a feature of the Bordeaux 2014 vintage. The cool summer months experienced during t...

April, 01, 2015 Research to bring full-flavour to low alcohol wine

(Phys) - A research project at Charles Sturt University (CSU) is aiming to create a full-flavour low alcohol wine. By combining varying quantities of grapes harvested weeks apart, PhD student from the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre Mr Rocco Longo hopes to create a full-flavoured wine wi...

April, 01, 2015 Bordeaux to Ignore Calls for Lower Prices

(Wine-Searcher) - Hopes of price restraint are dashed as châteaux look to cash in on a better vintage. Bordeaux producers have indicated that they are highly unlikely to heed pleas from their customers to keep 2014 prices down. At the first tastings of the 2014 en primeur week, châ...

April, 01, 2015 Treasury to Sell Asti Winery and Vineyards

(Wines&Vines)  - Financially troubled Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) announced Monday it will sell the historic Asti Winery and its surrounding vineyards as part of cost-cutting efforts. Established in 1881 in northern Sonoma County, the property contains 536 total acres, 275 of which are ...