March, 13, 2015 Spain: Priorat wineries facing 'shortage of grapes'

(Decanter) - A shortage of grapes in the Spanish wine regions of Priorat and Mallorca has led to a surge in prices and is causing concern among some producers. Rising demand for grapes in Priorat - already the source of some of Spain's most expensive wines - has caused a spike in grape prices, sai...

March, 13, 2015 US: Northwest Grapegrowers Report Early Season

(Wines&Vines) - A month ago, growers in Washington state were anxiously wondering if they should prune their vines. The forecasts of a dry, mild winter had come to pass, and spring, too, was coming: Buds were swelling, and ground squirrels were scurrying from hibernation. Now, growers in some...

March, 13, 2015 Wine Headache? Chances Are It’s Not the Sulfites

(WSJ) - THE LATE SENATOR Strom Thurmond was famous—some might say infamous—for a good many things, including a marathon filibuster against the Civil Rights Act, but the South Carolina congressman’s most lasting contribution may be the two words found on every bottle of wine sold i...

March, 12, 2015 POWDERED ALCOHOL IS NOW LEGAL IN THE UNITED STATES

(Foodandwine) - After a battle that dragged on for almost a year, the makers of  Palcohol  (powdered alcohol) finally earned their approval from the federal government. Soon, much of America will be able to make a cocktail as quickly as Kool Aid. If you’ll recall last spring, t...

March, 12, 2015 Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old vineyard replanted in Milan

(Telegraph) - Italian experts using genetic testing in bid to produce the same crisp white wine that Leonardo da Vinci enjoyed from his Milan estate 500 years ago. A vineyard that once belonged to Leonardo da Vinci has been recreated down to the last detail by Italian experts nearly 500 years af...

March, 12, 2015 Western Australian vigneron gets a second flush of fruit from hail damaged vines

(ABC) - A Western Australian grape grower has been able to get a second crop of fruit, after a hail storm wiped out most of his vineyard. "The hail itself is what I class as severe. All the green foliage was fully defoliated," said Rod Hallett of Alkoomi Wines in Frankland River, 320 kilometres ...

March, 12, 2015 Is Organic Wine Better for You?

(FoodNetwork) - The Environmental Working Group ranks grapes No. 3 on the dirty dozen list due to the high level of pesticide residue found on conventionally farmed grapes. Thus, the nonprofit, nonpartisan consumer advocacy organization encourages shoppers to purchase organically grown grapes as th...

March, 12, 2015 Study: One Glass of Wine Makes You Sexier

(Luxuo) - Drinking just one glass of wine makes you appear more attractive than when you're sober, according to British researchers who caution that drinking more makes the effect go away. In the study, a group made up of 20 men and 20 women, all of who were heterosexual, were asked to rate the ...