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Ensuring Resilience: Navigating Wildfire Risks in the Wine Industry
Wineries are working together to ensure properties are fire safe by fostering a resilient, fire-aware community. By Larry Chasin   The wine industry has undergone significant changes in response to...
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Eastward, Ho! Winegrowers Embrace England’s Rising Temperatures
England’s wine industry is reaping benefits from climate change. By James O’Connell   Recently Jackson Family Wines, Taittinger, Pommery and the world’s biggest sparkling wine firm, Germany’s Henkell-Freixenet,...
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Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2024: Duff Bevill — Propelling Sustainability in Sonoma County and Beyond
By Kathleen Willcox  Duff Bevill grew up in Southern California, and says he “couldn’t wait” to “get away from L.A. and get to farmland up north.” That passion for Northern California’s green spaces...
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Harvesting Innovation: Putting AI to Work in the Vineyard
Among the benefits AI innovators are offering viticulturists right now are advances in robots, machine learning and predictive analytics. By Laurie Wachter   The speed of new technology adoption...
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Winemakers Look to the Future: A Quick 2-Question Survey
As we head into 2023, WIA asked winemakers from across the country to share their hopes for the coming year — and delineate what challenges lie ahead. Due to an overwhelming number of responses, comments...
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Winterization: How to Organize Vineyard Maintenance Tasks Leading into Your Next Harvest Season
As soon as harvest is complete, vignerons need to start preparing their vines and vineyards for dormancy.  By Bryan Christiansen The vineyard cycle is split into 6 different stages throughout the...
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Vineyard Automation Will Help Growers Survive Ongoing Labor Shortages
Artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced sensor technology will reinvent vineyard management … eventually. By Jeff Siegel Grape growing is a traditional business, parts of which haven’t changed in...