February, 11, 2015 Smaller Harvest Could Mean More Stable Prices for Lodi Wine

(Fox40) - Lodi grape farmers say 2014’s smaller harvest could mean a more stable price – something they said they need because 2012 and 2013 produced a record amount of grapes. Farm hands at Harney Lane Winery prunes rows and rows of grapevines which will be turned into wine and a pr...

February, 11, 2015 US ‘most attractive major market’ for wine

(TDB) - With emerging markets such as Russia and China facing disruption, Rabobank has highlighted a shift in exporters’ focus towards the US. The latest Rabobank Wine Quarterly report noted “dramatically reduced demand over the past two years” from China as a result of austerity...

February, 10, 2015 Predicted Slowdown in U.S. Wine Consumption

(Wine-Searcher) - John Gillsepie of Wine Opinions says that generational change and economic factors remind him of 1993, the last time wine sales dropped. After 20 years of rapid growth, the U.S. wine industry might be at a turning point, and not for the better, according to the Wine Market Counci...

February, 10, 2015 Record Washington wine grape harvest in 2014

(AP) - The 2014 wine grape harvest in Washington totaled a record 227,000 tons, an eight percent increase over the year before, according to officials with Washington State Wine. The Yakima Herald-Republic reported that 2014 was the third year of record harvest in a row. Officials at Washin...

February, 10, 2015 California 2014 Crop Large, No Record-Breaker

(Wines&Vines) - After two boom years, California’s wine grape harvest shrunk 7.9% to 3.91 million tons, following the record 2013 crush of 4.25 million tons. Today’s release of the Preliminary Crush Report by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service revealed interes...

February, 10, 2015 Winemakers seek EU subsidies for hillside vineyards

(Decanter) - Winemakers with vineyards on steep slopes around Europe are looking to secure special subsidies and recognition from the European Union to reflect the extra work involved. Vineyards on slopes with a gradient of at least 30% should get special support or they could disappear, according...

February, 09, 2015 4 Ways To Reap Red Wine’s Benefits — Without Drinking It

(Yahoo) - Research has done it again: reiterated just how healthy red wine’s potent ingredient is. The polyphenol resveratrol helps you live longer! It prevents heart disease! It protects your skin! And the latest: It helps your memory . And while there’s some truth to the antioxida...

February, 09, 2015 MAP: THE COMPANIES WHO ACTUALLY MAKE YOUR BEER

(VinePair) - Who makes your beer?  It would seem like this should be an easy question to answer, but for dozens of popular American beers that simple fact is hard to find. In some cases the company that makes a beer and where it is brewed is obscured on purpose, but most of the time this...