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Drones could become familiar sight over Wine Country vineyards
The drones are expected to be more commonplace in the Napa vineyard, likely by next year if the Federal Aviation Administration approves Yamahas application to use unmanned aircraft systems for agricultural purposes…
U.S. and European wine regions step up campaign to protect online wine names
American winemakers were joined by their counterparts from Champagne at a conference on deregulating internet domain names in an effort to boost awareness of how weaker controls would negatively impact the wine business…
Winemaker’s Mesothelioma Blamed on Asbestos Filter
There is new evidence that some wine-making practices could increase the chance of developing malignant pleural mesothelioma. Italian researchers are reporting the first case of mesothelioma in a person whose only known exposure to asbestos was in the winemaking business…
Scientists getting closer to beating grape disease
Scientists report that they are close to cracking the genetic code of crown gall tumor disease, which affects grape production. From this, the science team hope that vineyards and the wine industry will see fewer losses of vines due to infection…
Rootstock Seminar Program Announced
Constellation Brands Recognized by CDP as S&P 500 Leader for Climate Change Transparency
Diageo Confident as Challenges Persist
San Luis Obispo Supervisors Vote to Start Process for Water District
France, where children sip wine, wants to end binge drinking
Nervous wait for vineyards as frost hits Barossa again
Northern Grapes Project gets $2.6 million in added funding
Bulk wine: New Zealand reaching ‘event horizon’ says Justin Knock MW
Wine Spectator Auction Index Stays Flat in Third Quarter of 2014
Slim pickings make different kind of Napa Valley wine
Red Mountain winery is first in Washington powered solely by the sun
Less is more? Maybe not, says Oregon pinot noir study
Mendocino Wine Co. saves water, earns raves
Austalia’s d’Arenberg Winery to Build Giant ‘Rubik’s Cube’ Visitor Centre
Enovation Brands launches Farmers of Wine
Making a case for great Northwest Merlot
Florida’s Hernando County planning commission rejects winery, approves distillery
Beneath new world vines, a glimpse of old world wine
Wenzel Family Puts Illinois Wines on Map
Corks Winery passionate about winemaking
Australian ‘show stopping’ wines a thing of the past
Whidbey wineries gain top honors at Seattle Wine Awards
New wine-tasting room in Paso Robles to hold grand opening
