Tag: Plant Health
Afternoon Brief, June 30
Hailstorm decimates vines across Burgundy:
Burgundy winemakers have reported widespread damage to the 2014 harvest after a five minute hailstorm destroyed vines across the region on Saturday afternoon...
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 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...
