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Afternoon Brief, January 9
Natural Solution for Botrytis Developed: Deep within the laboratories of Reims University a professor called Christophe Clément is working on a longterm solution to the spread of botrytis in Champagne vineyards without using fungicides...
Afternoon Brief, December 18
Scarcity Sends California Vineyard Prices Soaring: A local real estate expert says the price per acre in Napa could reach Burgundy levels within a generation. Napa Valley will see vineyards sell for $1 million per acre in the next 30 years, a local expert predicts...
Afternoon Brief, December 12
Here's How Much the Storm Is Helping California's Epic Drought: In the midst of the most intense drought in hundreds of years, Northern California is being bombarded with rain (here are some crazy photos). In a state that produces roughly half of the country's fruits and veggies, the water is more than welcome...
Afternoon Brief, November 13
Experts Foresee Dynamic Market for Mergers & Acquisitions in 2015:
Wine industry financiers are predicting robust activity for winery and vineyard mergers and acquisitions throughout the remainder of 2014 and heading into the New Year...
Afternoon Brief, October 22
Wally’s Wine Auction Tests Demand for Cult California:
A Wallys wine auction in New York this Friday could be a bellwether for the popularity of cult Californians...
Afternoon Brief, September 17
Nanoscience makes your wine better:
One sip of a perfectly poured glass of wine leads to an explosion of flavours in your mouth. Researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, have now developed a nanosensor that can mimic what happens in your mouth when you drink wine...
Afternoon Brief, August 25
Scientists: Napa quake should be a ‘wake-up call’:
The earthquake that struck Napa County early Sunday could have been much larger, scientists said, given the track record of the fault that most likely caused the shaking...
Afternoon Brief, August 20
3rd Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo Attendee Registration Now Open:
The Wine Industry Network (WIN) announced attendee registration for the 2014 North Coast Wine Industry Expo to be held on December 4th opened today...
Afternoon Brief, August 12
Grape sales slow in face of prospects for another big crop:
With California's wine grape vineyards on a fast track to producing what looks to be the third large crop in as many years, finding a home for uncommitted 2014 grapes could prove somewhat daunting, especially for Central Valley sellers...
Afternoon Brief, August 7
Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison:
Rudy Kurniawan, the first person to be tried and convicted in a U.S. federal court for counterfeiting wine, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison...
Afternoon Brief, August 6
African-American Wines Served at White House:
Wines by African-American winemakers were served at the White House this week at the US-Africa Leaders Summit dinner...
Afternoon Brief, July 28
Wine auctioneer charged with grand theft:
Joshua Krummenoehl, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged late June with multiple counts of grand theft involving alleged victims from various states, including California, Hawaii, New York and Colorado...
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 28
Vintage Wine Estates Announces Acquisition of Canopy Management Wine Company:
Canopy Management, founded by industry veterans Terry Wheatley and Brian Wurtz in 2008, produces a portfolio of popular, award-winning, nationally distributed wines...
