Budbreak
First Signs of 2019 Bud Break in Napa Valley
2019 bud break in Carneros AVA. Photo credit – Brittany Pederson, Renteria Vineyard Management Napa, CA (March 18, 2018) – Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) announces that bud break has begun in Napa...
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Afternoon Brief, April 1
Brown orders California's first mandatory water restrictions: 'It's a different world': Gov. Jerry Brown, standing on a patch of brown grass in the Sierra Nevada that is usually covered with several feet...
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Afternoon Brief, March 27
Screwcap triumphs over cork in maturation test: A selection of top Australian wines matured under both screwcap and cork led to "ground breaking" results during a blind tasting at this week's Vinitaly...
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Afternoon Brief, March 18
U.S. Authorities Sink Underwater Wine Maturation: Wineries will have to scuttle plans to age their wines under the sea after American authorities torpedoed the practice...
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Afternoon Brief, February 27
Australian winemaker Treasury Wine Estates returns to profit: One of the world's biggest publicly-listed winemakers, Australia's Treasury Wine Estates has returned to profit in the six months to December,...
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Afternoon Brief, February 9
While sales of wine retailing for more than $9 or $10 a bottle in the U.S. are growing rapidly, sales of lower-priced wine, considered a gateway for new consumers, are buckling under strong competition...