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New AVAs Put Paso Robles in Wine Industry Big Leagues
On the heels of a top national ranking from Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Paso Robles Wine Country is rolling out an expanded set of sub-brands to put it on equal footing with Napa and Sonoma Counties…
Northern Grapes Project Receives $2.6 Million USDA Grant
The Northern Grapes Project received an additional $2.6 million in funding from the USDAs Specialty Crops Research Initiative to complete the final two years of the multistate effort, which began in 2011…
Better oxygen barriers help wine embrace opportunities for single serve
Developments in packaging materials, barriers and processing technologies are opening up opportunities for single serve wines by improving shelf life, says Plastic Technologies Inc (PTI)…
Alcohol Found to Improve Memory
Far from impairing your memory, drinking moderate amounts of alcohol in later life could actually help improve it, according to a recent study…
New Science of Food Series Launches at the Exploratorium
Virginia gets a little ‘French touch’ from winemakers
Chablis Has ‘Brand Strength of Champagne’
Washington Concord Grape Growers Wrestle with Blackleaf
Public sessions planned for controversial Walt Ranch vineyard proposal
Lake County Grape Growers Leverage Technology to Manage Vineyard Water Use
The future of Finger Lakes wine
Austria Steps Up Sparkling Ambitions
First of Austria’s 2014 Wines Released
Riesling: A white wine’s comeback in Germany
‘Sonic’ Decanter Ready to Launch
Ignorance of the Endangered Species Act Could be Costly for Vineyards and Wineries
Petaluma Gap AVA Bid Blowing in the Wind
Sonoma County cracks down on Bella Vineyards
California’s drought: Getting grimmer, say experts
Six common wine faults and tips on how to identify them
One of the most successful Master Sommeliers in the U.S. leaves Vegas for Santa Barbara County
Wally’s Wine Auction Tests Demand for Cult California
2,447 Bottles of Wine on the Wall and Pennsylvania Plans to Dump Them All
Over 70 artisan winemakers to pour at California’s Garagiste Wine Festival
Maryhill Winery Ranked One of the Top 10 Wineries in the World
What’s New in California Wine Country Tasting Rooms
French winemakers demand action on ‘incurable’ grape disease devastating vines
Napa Supervisors to Hear Appeals on 2 Proposed Wineries
Wine Glass Best for Champagne, Says Pernod
Symposium, Exhibition, & Concept Bar at Breakthrough Napa Valley Conference November 13, 2014
