September, 22, 2013 Italy: Fruit fly pest threatens Veneto vineyards

(Decanter) - Vines in Italy's Veneto region are under threat from a new pest, Japanese spotted wing fruit flies, as the 2013 harvest gets underway. Cantina di Negrar’s technical director, Daniele Accordini, explained his fears for the coming harvest while in London this week for the launch...

September, 22, 2013 Greece: 6,000-year-old Wine Discovered in Kavala

(GreekReporter) - In the prehistoric settlement of Dikili Tash were discovered the oldest samples of wine that were ever recorded in Europe. The samples date back to 4200 BC and reverse existing data regarding the way of living during the Neolithic period. The prehistoric site of Dikili Tash ...

September, 22, 2013 China in the new World Atlas of Wine

(JancisRobinson) - One of the more potent symbols of the westernisation of China has been the extent to which the staggeringly numerous Chinese have taken to wine. Consumption is rising at such a rate, estimated at 15% a year, that not just Shanghai and Beijing but the so-called second-tier Chinese...

September, 22, 2013 Califonia: Water Worries in Paso Wine Country

(Wines&Vines) -Residential and agricultural wells in San Luis Obispo County are going dry at an alarming rate, triggering an at-times acrimonious debate among growers, vintners and rural residents about who’s sucking up all the water. Earlier this month, the county’s Board of Sup...

September, 22, 2013 Investors drink to the bond that offers rewards in wine and a potential 10% a year return

(ThisisMoney) - Wine lovers have a new way to invest in their favourite tipple – a bond issued by Naked Wines, a firm that sources its drink from independent producers globally. Investors seem to have a taste for the bond as the firm has reached its original target of £3million. I...

September, 20, 2013 Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Apparently, You Can Make Beer In Your Gut

(NPR) - This medical case may give a whole new meaning to the phrase "beer gut." A 61-year-old man — with a history of home-brewing — stumbled into a Texas emergency room complaining of dizziness. Nurses ran a Breathalyzer test. And sure enough, the man's blood alcohol concentration ...

September, 20, 2013 Italy’s Wine Output to Rise 8.4% as Piedmont and Sicily Recover

(Bloomberg) - Italy’s wine output may jump 8.4 percent after grape harvests in Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Sicily recovered from drought last year, researcher Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato Agricolo e Alimentara forecast. Production is expected to rise to 44.5 million hectoliters...

September, 20, 2013 A GUIDE TO CELEBRATING GRENACHE DAY

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Today is International Grenache Day, which is designed to raise the recognition for what is widely believed to be an underrated grape variety. Set up by the Grenache Association the goal of today is to increase awareness of this widely-planted grape, which, it says, is...