Tag: Europe
Afternoon Brief, June 23
Europeans testing sulphite-free preservation of wine:
Europeans, well-known for their love of wine, are testing a novel preservation method aimed at significantly reducing or even eliminating sulphites, which can cause allergic reactions in some people...
Afternoon Brief, June 19
Economics driving California wineries to Pacific NorthWest:
Speculation creeps into the conversation every time a large California winery snaps up a smaller operation and sets up shop in Oregon or Washington: The big outfits figure climate change eventually will make California too hot and dry to grow premium wine grapes, so they are moving to better conditions in the Pacific Northwest...
Afternoon Brief, May 14
Former Hanzell Winemaker Bob Sessions Dies at 82:
Bob Sessions was perfectly tailored for Hanzell Vineyards. Quiet, humble, hardworking and skilled, Sessions became the winemaker at the historic Sonoma winery in 1973 and oversaw winemaking there for 28 vintages...
Afternoon Brief, April 14
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Climatologist points to wet, warm April for Northwest wine industry
Research climatologist Greg Jones, whose work is respected in the...
Afternoon Brief, March 13
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Big Wine tightened its grip on the U.S. market in 2013
Big Wine tightened its grip on the U.S market in 2013,...
Afternoon Brief, Mar. 10
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Adapted Space Technology Promises Huge Benefits for Wineries and Breweries
Advanced bio-technology can significantly reduce the cost of water treatment for wineries and make...
Afternoon Brief, Feb 13
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Treasury Wine could deliver $2bn through US division sale: Merrill Lynch
Treasury Wine Estates is under renewed pressure to sell its troubled US division...
Afternoon Brief, Jan. 2
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Wine consumption gaining on beer, where craft brews are the bright spot
Americans are continuing our love affair with wine as 2014 arrives, but...