Tag: New Zealand
Afternoon Brief, June 12
New .wine online domain set to be uncorked: Online addresses ending in .wine and .vin are set to be uncorked soon, despite objections from European governments and several wine industry groups...
Afternoon Brief, June 10
DNA sequencing to create fine wine:
The West Australian Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) and the University of Western Australia (UWA) are leading a national project that uses grape genome sequencing to examine how DNA make-up of the vine affects the taste and quality of wine...
Afternoon Brief, June 9
Drought Causes California Water Rights to be Curtailed:
With California's extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-rights holders, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) announced June 6 that junior water-rights holders in the San Joaquin River watershed are receiving curtailment notices...
Afternoon Brief, June 5
Kenwood winery wins $1 million loan for upgrades:
VJB Vineyards & Cellars, a family-owned winery in Kenwood, received a $1 million Small Business Administration loan that finalized financing for a Tuscan-style tasting room and hospitality center...
Afternoon Brief, June 3
Coravin Wine Device Suspends Sales After Reported Problems:
The makers of Coravin the device that allows users to extract wine from a bottle without removing the corkhave halted sales and issued a safety advisory urging people to stop using their Coravin devices...
Afternoon Brief, May 29
Viniflora NoVa Removes the Need for Sulfites in Winemaking:
Chr. Hansen claims its new wine culture is a fantastic launch that will greatly increase the speed and predictability of malolactic fermentation and remove the need for producers to use sulfites as preservatives...
Afternoon Brief, May 22
Treasury Wine Estates cuts jobs to focus on overseas wine marketing:
Winemaker Treasury Wine Estates says 175 jobs will go as it moves to invest more heavily in marketing and promoting its brands...
Afternoon Brief, May 21
Los Angeles Plans to Ban New Vineyards:
Vineyards are a $4.4 billion industry in California, and a major source of tourism. But in one swath of Los Angeles County, there's a law pending that would ban new vineyard plantings...
Afternoon Brief, May 19
Wine makers fight off casino plan in California:
The threat of a Las Vegas-style casino opening in the lush fields of Californias Napa Valley is rousing the makers of some of the worlds most celebrated wines into a pitched community fight...
Reinke Manufacturing and Ranch Systems Sign Partnership Agreement for Australia and...
Alliance provides growers with more comprehensive set of solutions
Deshler, NE, Novato, CA, May 19, 2014 - Reinke Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of mechanized irrigation...
Afternoon Brief, May 15
Treasury Wine Estates rejects fresh U.S. takeover talk:
Treasury Wine Estates has denied it has any plan to sell its US wine business, after Constellation Brands was the latest rival reported to have weighed up a bid...
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, May 8
Healdsburg gets OK to use treated wastewater for vineyards:
After months of delay, Healdsburg finally has approval to use reclaimed water from its sewer treatment plant to irrigate vineyards in a wide swath beyond the city...
Afternoon Brief, May 5
Truett-Hurst selects new partner for wine distribution in Canada:
Truett-Hurst, a US-based company that focuses on sales, marketing and production of wines, has entered into a distribution partnership with Canadian wine agency Trialto Wine Group...
Afternoon Brief, April 30
Wine shipments through US ports in jeopardy as strike action 'unavoidable':
Industrial action at western US ports now looks unavoidable say opposing sides in the dispute putting wine shipments in jeopardy...
