Tag: Harvest 2018
Mother Nature Shines on Sonoma County Winegrape Growers
2017 Harvest Now Underway as Growers Embrace a "Normal" Season
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (August 13, 2018) - Following a cool, wet spring and a near...
Afternoon Brief, August 8
Sexism Sparks Token Wine Gestures: Trump openly boasts about sexual molestation, Harvey Weinstein has been charged with rape and Rolf Harris was found guilty of indecent assault...
A Steady Start to Veraison Napa Valley Grapegrowers Looking Forward to...
NAPA, CA (July 20, 2018) – According to the Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG), veraison, an annual benchmark in the winegrape growing season, is officially...
Afternoon Brief, July 18
Napa County Handling of Williamson Act Agricultural Land Contracts Draws Grand Jury Scrutiny
Napa County's grand jury says a decades-old program giving property tax breaks to agriculture land owners suffers from a lax of oversight and puts the county in the role of "subsidizing a lifestyle."
Interview with Aridus Winemaker Returning from Harvest Stint in Australia
Satisfying a life-long curiosity about Australian winemaking, Aridus Wine Company’s winemaker Lisa Strid (rhymes with ‘steed’) has just returned from a three-month harvest stint at a winery in South Australia’s Clare Valley.
South Africa Wine Harvest 2018: Big Challenges in the Vineyard, Big...
May 10, 2018 - Wine grape producers and cellars in South Africa are positive about the quality of wines from the 2018 harvest, despite challenging...
Afternoon Brief, February 20
Dan Berger: Red Wines Lean Heavily on Oak for Top-Scoring Flavors
Quiz question: What grape delivers wine aromas described as vanilla bean, cedar, smoke, bacon, chocolate, pipe tobacco, mocha and toast?