January, 07, 2014 Alderbrook Winery sold by Terlato Wine Group

(PD) - The Terlato Wine Group has sold the vineyards and winery facility that housed Alderbrook Winery, but kept the winery’s brands and inventory. The sale will enable Illinois-based Terlato to buy a larger winery and to shift its vineyard holdings to pinot noir and chardonnay, said Terla...

January, 06, 2014 Wine and Warfare part 8: Battlefield medicine

(TDB) - An arm and a leg War tends to lead to the development of many things which are then absorbed into civilian practice. Medical progress in particular has been driven by warfare: as weapons evolved so too did the medical nous to deal with the resulting wounds. Anyone who’s bro...

January, 06, 2014 Research In Focus - Climate Change Altering Profile of European Wine Sector

(Just-Drinks) - Climate change has significant implications for Europe's wine industry, according to a new just-drinks report. However, while rising temperatures are creating stern challenges for some of the region's most established wine-producing areas, production is becoming possible in northern...

January, 06, 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Are Ruling the Wine World

(Time) - If you’ve ever felt that mass-produced wines are starting to taste increasingly similar, you may be on to something. A new report by the University of Adelaide has found that global wine growing has tilted to a select few grapes over the past decades, with Cabernet Sauvignon leading ...

January, 06, 2014 Additives may keep opened wine from going bad

(TheOlympian) - The party was over hours ago. The lipstick-stained glasses are still in the sink. And oops! You forgot to pump the air out of that bottle of pinot noir, now growing funkier by the minute on your kitchen counter. Fear not. Scientists from Pennsylvania State University are on th...

January, 06, 2014 GLOBAL: China to challenge Europe in wine export arena - research

(Just-Drinks) - Having faced ever-increasing competition from the New World for decades, the European wine sector will eventually have to battle with China in the international wine market, a new just-drinks report has warned. However, for the time being, according to the report, rising domestic...

January, 06, 2014 World wine trends

(CentreDaily) - What wine would you drink with a nice herring on toast in a Liverpool pub? Why, an English white wine, of course - maybe made from the Bacchus grape by Biddenden Vineyards in Kent. What would you order in a restaurant in China's Szechuan Province to go with its signature beef dis...

January, 05, 2014 Scientists help make wine better

(BizJournals) - Invisible Sentinel is getting into the wine business. The Philadelphian life sciences company, which specializes in rapid molecular diagnostic test kits for the food industry, has formed a partnership with Jackson Family Wines, a family-­owned winery in California’s Son...