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Scientists use grape chemistry to forecast wine flavour
Researchers in Australia believe they may be able to influence a wine’s flavour and aroma by manipulating the chemical make-up of grapes while still on the vine…
Impact Napa to include discussion of ag preserve
A discussion about the future of Napa Countys ag preserve has been added to TheBusiness Journals seventh annual Impact Napa conference also featuring a rare conversation with one of the industrys leading voices, Margrit Biever Mondavi…
California breaks drought record as 58% of state hits driest level
More than half of California is now under the most severe level of drought for the first time since the federal government began issuing regular drought reports in the late 1990s, according to new data released Thursday.
J Vineyards leads early harvest in Sonoma County
Sonoma County got an early start on harvest Wednesday night as work crews picked grapes by hand at J Vineyards & Winerys property in the Russian River Valley…
Moderate Drinking ‘Reduces Risk’ of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Sideways 10 Years On, The Cost to Merlot Farmers Has Been More than $400M
Student Gets $200K Payout Over ‘Beer’ Sting
California’s Prop 65 Settlement Opt-In Details Grow Less Murky
Walla Walla Valley prepares to welcome new AVA
Finger Lakes winemakers fight gas storage plan
Australian Vineyard Caught Over False Organic Claims
Wine Institute Joins Califonia Governor, Jerry Brown’s Mexico Trade Mission
Champagne Maker on Trial for Looting
Sonoma County Toasts the Start of 2014 Harvest
Jenny Lewis not only has a new album, she has a new wine
Drought fails to dampen California spirits for 2014 harvest
Cheap wines better for you than vintage vinos
The Five Best California Syrahs
North Coast growers take fight over frost rules to state high court
Professor Claims Terroir is ‘A Myth’
Many wineries remain open as Sand fire rages in California
Smoke Damage Worries for Vineyards Near California Sand Fire
Wine cup used by Pericles found in commoner’s grave near Athens
Niner Wine Estates Appoints New Associate Winemaker
Where the biggest beer, wine, and liquor drinkers live in the U.S.
Napa’s current wine business model is flawed
Wine auctioneer charged with grand theft
An early start for California grape harvest
North Coast winegrape harvest begins
The Picking Begins Along California’s North Coast
