March, 26, 2015 Perth beer dress goes from backyard shed to catwalk

(Sciencewa) - EXACTLY 75 years after nylon was introduced at the World Fair in New York, a dress created from beer in a Perth backyard shed is set to premiere at the World EXPO 2015 in Milan. The garment is the brainchild of Perth creative scientist Gary Cass and local fashion designer Donna Frank...

March, 26, 2015 The Weirdest Health Benefit of Drinking Wine

Pinot power! Drinking wine may help protect your joints from a painful, degenerative disease , suggests new research from the U.K.   In the study, people who sipped 4 to 6 glasses of vino a week were 45 percent less likely to develop knee osteoarthritis than those who abstained from alc...

March, 25, 2015 Credits for Cabernet

(Wines&Vines) - The crop of vineyard-oriented investment opportunities that emerged in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis tipped the strong market for agricultural land and investors’ appetite for wine-related investments in general. Now, with investments by Vintage Wine Trust LLC...

March, 25, 2015 Science confirms that a vineyard’s soil microbes shape terroir

(CDN) - It appears that the major factor of a wine’s terroir has more to with the soil microbes found around the plant’s roots than with the actual soil characteristics. New research published in the mBio open-access Journal of the American Society for Microbiology could have a long-sta...

March, 25, 2015 Napa County Officials Hail Fed Court Ruling In Indian and Casino Case

(Patch) - Statement submitted from the County of Napa: The Napa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) hails a federal court ruling Monday evening that keeps casino style gaming out of Napa. The litigation stemmed from the 1959 termination of the Alexander Valley Rancheria, which was located in Sonoma...

March, 25, 2015 Bordeaux 2014: US buyers 'back on track' for en primeur

(Decanter) - There is greater interest in Bordeaux 2014 en primeur wines from US buyers, according to merchants on both sides of the Atlantic, but many continue to be wary over prices. US merchants and consumers have been largely seen as having stepped back from the annual Bordeaux en primeur camp...

March, 25, 2015 How New Zealand Controls Leafroll Virus

(Wines&Vines) - A researcher in New Zealand seems to have developed a regime to keep leafroll virus under control—but it’s not clear whether the same approach will be equally successful in California due to differences in conditions, notably a different insect vector. Dr. Vaughn ...

March, 24, 2015 Not All Wine Is Vegan, And Here's Why

(HP) - Here's a fun fact you may not know: not all wine is vegan. Some wine is clarified with "fining agents" that are made from animal products. These fining agents help eliminate proteins, yeasts and other molecules that give wine a cloudy appearance. They can also eliminate harsh tannins, hel...