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Afternoon Brief, April 4
California’s Wine Industry Leads the Nation in Economic Benefit: The nation's multi-billion dollar wine, grape and grape product industries in the United States contribute more than $162 billion annually to the American economy, according to industry research firm MKF Research...
Afternoon Brief, December 14
Resveratrol Could Replace Sulfites in Wine: Researchers in Argentina have come up with a possible alternative to sulfites in red wine and it's something that should please the health conscious - resveratrol...
Afternoon Brief, September 2
Vintage Wine Estates Buys Napa's Swanson Vineyards: Vintage Wine Estates has continued a recent winery-buying spree, announcing its purchase of Napa Valley's Swanson Vineyards, a pioneer in California Merlot, this morning...
Afternoon Brief, August 24
Year After Quake, Napa's Wine Industry Healthy: In the immediate aftermath of last August's earthquake in Napa, photographs quickly circulated of shattered wine racks, toppled barrels and what looked like an endless river of spilled red wine...
Afternoon Brief, July 23
It's critical El Niño hits Northern California. Why experts are growing optimistic: It's the middle of the summer, but it felt a bit like winter in the Sierra this week as a storm dumped four inches of hail on Interstate 80 around Donner Summit
Afternoon Brief, July 14
How Millennials Are Changing The Wine Industry: While the precise dates governing the birth years for the biggest generation in history known as millennials vary, (somewhere between 1976 and 2004), there is no dispute that they love their wine
Afternoon Brief, July 2
Constellation Brands Stock Shoots for the Stars: In case you were wondering, Constellation Brands (STZ) has nothing to do with astronomy, although you may feel like you’re in the night sky after consuming their wine, beer, spirits, and specialty beverages.
Afternoon Brief, June 29
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act gets introduced in the House: We've never seen the brewing associations so giddy and agreeable about a piece of legislation before, but both the Brewers Association (the trade association dedicated to craft brewers) and the Beer Institute (a trade association representing big brewers, beer importers and supply industries) jointly applauded the introduction of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (H.R. 2903) in the U.S. House of Representatives last week...
Afternoon Brief, March 9
1 in 5 Chinese Wines Close to European Standard: In the wake of a major tasting of Chinese wines, leading French wine critics Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve have claimed that one-fifth of the country's wines entered were "very good"...
Afternoon Brief, January 21
Breakout Year Ahead for U.S. Fine Wine Business: Silicon Valley Bank, a leading provider of commercial banking services to the innovation sector and the wine industry, released its Annual State of the Wine Industry Report in a live broadcast from the SVB TV studio today...
Afternoon Brief, May 13
Frog Eggs Help MU Researchers Find New Information on Grapevine Disease:
Vitis vinifera are common grapevines and are the worlds favorite wine-producing varietal. However, research has shown that grapevines are susceptible to powdery mildew, a plant disease, which contributes to significant crop loss for most commercial wine varietals that are cultivated each year...
Afternoon Brief, March 14
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Wine Medicine Could Prevent ‘Loss of Limbs’
A pharmaceutical company has extracted a molecule found in red wine and turned it into a medicine...
Afternoon Brief, Mar. 6
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Oregon wineries should plan for another warm vintage, says scientist Greg Jones
World-renowned research climatologist Greg Jones told the Oregon wine industry the forecast for weather...
Afternoon Brief, Feb 21
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Inaugural Craft Beverage Expo to Address “Craft as Community” in Opening General Session
Producers of Craft Beverage Expo, the highly anticipated trade show and...
Afternoon Brief, Nov. 27
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TWE takes action against class action instigator
Treasury Wine Estates, the worlds biggest winemaker, has sought an injunction in the Supreme Court of Victoria...