July, 09, 2013 Italy Hires Special Agent to Crackdown on Imitation Prosecco Sales

(WineMag) - According to  The International Business Times , the Italian Agriculture Ministry has tasked Andrea Battistella, an Italian special agent specializing in oenology, to crackdown on sales of imitation Prosecco. His job: make surprise visits to supermarkets and wine bars throughout th...

July, 09, 2013 Napa Valley: Winemakers Blind Taste Each Other's Trials

(Wines&Vines) - Rarely do winemakers get the opportunity to blind taste other winemakers’ experiments with wine quality, particularly examining the effects of various winemaking techniques in a controlled, peer-reviewed environment. A recent event called The Winemakers Tasting helped f...

July, 09, 2013 AUS: Cheap wine gets a make-over

(ABC) - For most people, a cheap bottle of wine is associated with a bland flavour and bad headache. But now a PhD student from the University of Adelaide is looking to enhance wines in the $10 - $15 range with natural flavours like honey, passionfruit and vanilla. Yaelle Saltman, a winemaker...

July, 08, 2013 Through the grapevine: More Californians come north to join wine industry

(Dailytidings) - Vineyards are lining more land in the Rogue Valley — and not all of the plantings are being done by viticulture pros. Hobby growers dreaming of picturesque vines in their backyards are installing plants to grow pinot noir, cabernet and chardonnay grapes. Well-heele...

July, 08, 2013 Primary cause of grape cracking still elusive

(WesternFarmPress) - A mysterious syndrome that leads to cracking on grapes is still under investigation by University of California researchers. Under current study is whether Ethephon, a spray used to promote berry color, is largely responsible for grape berry cracking. Grape berry crackin...

July, 08, 2013 US: Wineries scrambling to make room for upcoming harvest

(PressDemocrat) -   As the summer days stretch long and hot, and grapes thicken with sugar on the vine, wineries are clamoring to ensure they'll have enough space in tanks and barrels to fit the fruits of an early harvest.  Growers anticipate the grapes will be ready for picking two to...

July, 08, 2013 French Wine Production Seen Rising 13% From Lowest in 40 Years

(Bloomberg) - French wine production is forecast to jump 13 percent this year, recovering from the lowest in 40 years as grape harvests rebound in the Burgundy and Beaujolais regions and the Loire River valley. Output may rise to 46.6 million hectoliters (1.2 billion gallons) from 41.4 million h...

July, 08, 2013 Provence and Bordeaux take top spots in rosé tasting

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A blind tasting of pink wines from around the world in London this month confirmed the superiority of Provence, but also highlighted the quality of Bordeaux rosé. Organised by Richard Bampfield MW, the tasting brought together 20 top pink wines from locations as div...