May, 23, 2013 'Miracle ingredient' in red wine could help people live longer and more energetic lives

(DailyMail) -  It is the perfect excuse to raise a glass to a long and active life. Scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in France have shown that resveratrol, the ‘miracle ingredient’ in red wine, extends lifespan and provides an infusion o...

May, 23, 2013 US: Wine industry optimistic despite labor, import concerns

(PressDemocrat) - It’s a time of optimism in the wine industry, with vintners buying vineyards to secure supply, and grape growers and brokers easily selling their crop for hearty prices. But there are issues on the horizon, including a dwindling labor pool and an increase in bulk win...

May, 23, 2013 France: Jacky Lorenzetti buys Chateau Behere vines

(Decanter) - Property magnate Jacky Lorenzetti has beaten at least one First Growth in a fierce bidding war for Pauillac estate Chateau Béheré, whose vineyards lie next door to Chateau Mouton-Rothschild. Lorenzetti (pictured), owner of Chateau Lilian Ladouys in Saint Estephe an...

May, 23, 2013 Study: Another Reason for Daily Wine

(TheAtlantic) - Coffee, tea, beer, and wine seem to make kidney stones less likely. PROBLEM: Kidney stones cause the sort of pain that people rate as highly as childbirth. They also cost the U.S. about $2 billion per year, caring for them and in terms of the missed work they cause. Ounces o...

May, 23, 2013 Will Great Wines Prove a Moveable Feast under Global Warming?

(ScientificAmerican) - South Africa, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand export their wines all over the world, a feat that was unthinkable here a few decades ago. Fatalists claim it won't be long until there will be more produced in China than in Europe. To some observers, these prognosticatio...

May, 23, 2013 Everything about aging California wine is changing

(SteveHeimoff) - In the 1970s and 1980s, when I was coming up in wine, the conventional wisdom was that in order to be ageable, a young wine had to be undrinkable. That made sense. After all, it was the case in most of Europe. Barolo, Rioja, great German Riesling, and especially Grand Cru Bur...

May, 23, 2013 Portugal’s Wine Industry: At the Crossroads or in the Crosshairs?

(MyNewOrleans) - If you decided to set out and create a new wine making nation, you would likely not follow the model of Portugal.  By that, it is not to insinuate that the wines of Portugal are inferior in any way to the wines of any other nation on earth. They are indeed not. Nor d...

May, 23, 2013 Techology: Grapevine Water Use From a Distance

(Wines&Vines) - At a recent meeting of the Napa Valley Vineyard Technical Group devoted to irrigation, Martin Mendez, a senior research scientist at E. & J. Gallo Winery, said, “Management of water depends on what type of wine you want to make.” An example: Mendez noted that ...