June, 23, 2013 US: Researchers have high hopes for hops grown in Ohio

(Dispatch) - Ohio’s booming craft-beer industry is creating a demand for locally grown hops, and Ohio State University researchers are working to make the key brewing ingredient available here. A century ago, hops commonly were grown in Ohio, before pests and other problems forced pro...

June, 23, 2013 Illinois: Wineries grow into statewide industry

(SJ-R) - The Illinois wine industry grew straight through the Great Recession. A federal census completed in 2012 found the number of wineries in the state passed 100 between 2007 and 2011. Wine production increased 16 percent to more than 546,000 gallons annually. But Illinois wine producers...

June, 23, 2013 California: Wineries that offer wine, art, more

(PressDemocrat) - Come summertime, everyone wants a change of scenery, but the cost of practically everything, including travel, prompts most of us to vacation a bit closer to home these days. Yet we do live in Wine Country, where a “staycation” is a very appealing p...

June, 23, 2013 Wine producers go hi-tech to outsmart fraudsters

(Phys) -  Making sure a glass of wine is everything it promises on the label was once a relatively simple process: hold against the light, tilt and observe the shade, swirl a little and give it a good sniff. But with the ever-increasing global consumption of wine now attracting the attenti...

June, 22, 2013 Why She Drinks: Women and Alcohol Abuse

(WSJ) - Women's growing predilection for wine has a darker side—and the only way to deal with it is to acknowledge the profound differences between how women and men abuse alcohol.  A few summers ago, I stuffed my car full of the last flattened cardboard boxes from a cross-country mov...

June, 22, 2013 How Bordeaux puts the PR into party when world comes to drink

(AFP) - The illuminated facades of historic chateaux light up the night sky. The air is filled with the crackle of fireworks, the tinkle of crystal and the lilt of opera. Tuxedos and evening gowns are de rigueur and some of France's top chefs are sweating away in the kitchens. Bordeaux has...

June, 22, 2013 Breaking China

(FT) - I don’t know about other wine lovers but I felt a small glow of pride when the Chinese government made wine its diplomatic weapon of choice in the trade war over the cheap solar panels it exports to the EU. Yes, the volumes of European wine imported into China really are now signific...

June, 22, 2013 Turkey, Lebanon and Georgia unusual wine players

(Canoe) - They may not be top of mind when it comes to wine-producing nations, but smaller players like Turkey, Lebanon and Georgia are being described as countries to watch at the largest wine and spirits fair in the world. The common denominator that these countries share is their prime gr...