By Laurie Wachter
Wildfires have been escalating in frequency and intensity for decades. North America’s West Coast experienced dramatic increases in fires in the 2020s, leading to growing winery...
As wildfires become more intense due to climate change, the need for smoke taint prevention has never been more critical.
By Teri van Aalst
In the world of viticulture, the war on smoke taint...
amaea are proud to announce their partnership with Winesecrets, a long-standing service provider for U.S wineries. With amaea’s innovative, molecular filtration technology in hand, U.S winemakers will...
Together the two entities embark on a new research project to measure smoke taint risk in real time and determine the levels of smoke concentration that put vineyards most at risk
Napa, CA, July 18, 2023...
The wine industry’s innovation journey to solve winemaking issues begins with partnerships
The impact of wildfires on grapes, wine, and the bottom line is a steadily growing worry for the West Coast wine...
Experts weigh in on preventive steps and mitigation methods for wildfire impacted vines.
By Alexandra Russell
On July 27, 2022, Wine Industry Network hosted its most recent Growing Forward...
July 6, 2022 – Wine Industry Network (WIN) has opened registration for Growing Forward Webinar which is set to broadcast July 27, 2022 at 9:00am. Registration is free for wine industry professionals.
This...
—Barbara Barrielle
Tom Collins, head of the smoke research efforts at Washington State University, spoke to the industry on January 20 about his latest progress in his multi-year research on the effects...
Agrology unveils 2021 Smoke Exposure Report and discusses ways growers can begin to plan for climate change issues in 2022
Sonoma, CA, January 19, 2022—Agrology, the leading Predictive Agricultural company,...
California wildfires are threatening to upend crop insurance for vineyards as smoke threatens grape production in another record-breaking wildfire year in the U.S.
—Jack Roudebush, crop insurance expert,...
In the week following our last report, Caldor has destroyed nearly 200,000 acres
—Barbara Barrielle
The Caldor Fire is only 16% contained as it continues its trajectory toward vacation paradise, Lake Tahoe....
County’s wineries remain alert, but untouched; surrounding AVAs contend with smoke.
—Barbara Barrielle
The Caldor Fire has torched 114,166 acres of El Dorado County. As of this writing the fire is only...
As wildfires threaten communities in California and beyond, many grape growers have faced a difficult 2020 harvest made even more challenging by the fast-moving fires and smoke that has filled the region....
Leading Alcohol and Flavor Management Company Provides Critical Smoke Taint Relief to Winemakers During Historic Wildfires
“The difference here is the timing and the magnitude of the fires.”
So notes Jerome...
Climate change presents real challenges to wine producing locations when wildfires strike where wine grapes are grown. Essentially sucking in the smoke compounds floating in the air through their skins,...
ConeTech Builds on Core Expertise to Solve for the Increasing Problem of Smoke Taint in Wine: For a company built on removing alcohol from wine, the focus over the past decade for ConeTech, a member of...
