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Afternoon Brief, February 24
Age and Disease Threaten Burgundy Wine Shortage, Report Warns: Burgundy wines may become even more difficult to find because of vine disease and smaller harvests from ageing vineyards, according to a new report by the region's wine council...
Afternoon Brief, September 4
Sonoma County Winegrape Growers Approve Commission Referendum: As it seeks to become the nation's first 100% sustainable winegrowing region, Sonoma County's winegrape growers voted ...
Afternoon Brief, January 5
Shoppers should take care when buying wine in clear glass bottles, says Wotwine, after 35% of wines in clear glass out of the 6,000 wines it sampled in the last two years exhibited signs of damage from light...
Afternoon Brief, November 18
Winemaker Without Vines in View as Treasury Emulates Coke:
Many vintners would love to own enough wine country to cover Manhattan twice over. Not Treasury Wine Estates, maker of $850-a-bottle Penfolds Grange...
Afternoon Brief, November 10
Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines Unveiling Begins Today:
After tasting 18,000 wines from vineyards around the globe, the editors at Wine Spectator are set to release their much-anticipated list of the Top 100 Wines of 2014...
Afternoon Brief, November 6
Charles Krug Winery Honors its Wine Industry Icon, Peter Mondavi:
Charles Krug Winery and the Peter Mondavi Sr. family announced today the centennial birthday of winery patriarch Peter Mondavi, Sr. is on Saturday, November 8th, making him the oldest working winemaker in the Napa Valley...
Afternoon Brief, November 5
New research predicts California droughts will worsen:
Future droughts in California are likely to bite deeper and last longer than the one now gripping the state, according to new research into the potential effects of climate change...
Afternoon Brief, November 3
Wine Spectator to Unveil Top 100 Wines of 2014:
After tasting more than 18,000 wines from vineyards around the globe, the editors at Wine Spectator are set to release their much-anticipated list of the Top 100 Wines of 2014...
Afternoon Brief, October 20
Ignorance of the Endangered Species Act Could be Costly for Vineyards and Wineries:
When President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) into law on December 28, 1973, it must have been hard to predict how the legislation would impact agricultural practices decades into the future...
Afternoon Brief, October 13
North Coast winegrape harvest early, lighter, dodges problems:
Thanks to an early start to the 2014 North Coast winegrape season and moderate temperatures with serious weather issues in between, harvest started and wrapped early throughout the region...
Afternoon Brief, October 6
Ancient Grape ‘Solution’ to Climate Change:
Wine cooperative Plaimont may have found a solution to a demand for less alcoholic reds from hot wine regions - an ancient grape currently known as Pedebernade 5...
Afternoon Brief, September 22
California's wine leaders adapting to drought and consumer shifts:
California wine will hold its own in the global market despite shifts in consumer demographics, scarce water, and competition from imported wines, craft beers and cocktails, according to wine industry leaders surveyed by UC Davis..
Afternoon Brief, September 3
Winemakers Use Art to Attract an Audience for Wine:
Art and wine have always had a natural affinity. Art openings are characterized by lavish wine receptions and hors d oeuvres. Tasting rooms are filled with intriguing artistic items that tempt customers into purchases...
Afternoon Brief, August 22
Napa Valley May Cut Back on New Wineries:
With more than 500 wineries in Napa Valley, some leaders are asking if it's time to consider a moratorium on new ones...
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...
