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Best Wines of the Monticello AVA Charlottesville VA - The Birthplace of Virginia Wine
The Monticello Cup awards ceremony and celebration of Charlottesville’s Wine Country in the Monticello AVA took place on Tuesday, May 2nd, at Level10 C’ville. The 17 wines that received gold...
The new Virginia Peninsula AVA enjoys a subtropical climate / Courtesy Upper Shirley Vineyards
Newest Approved AVA—Virginia Peninsula
Vintners in Virginia’s newest AVA speak pride of place and hope for increase in consumer engagement. —Paul Vigna Matthew Meyer has been the winemaker at The Williamsburg Winery in Virginia for two...
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A New Chapter for Virginia Sparkling Wines
Virginia’s first all-round custom sparkling wine facility will soon offer traditional method sparkling production services to Virginia wineries, their point of sale clients, and consumers. A graduate of...
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Afternoon Brief, February 27
A big correction in the prices for excess North Coast grapes and wine is not only making it potentially more challenging for vintners to tap working capital but also raising the possibility of having to...
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Afternoon Brief, December 12
Gallo-Constellation Planned Wine, Spirits Deal Now $1.1B After Trimming Brands: E. & J. Gallo Winery and Constellation Brands Inc., two of the largest wine producers in the world, on Thursday said they...
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Afternoon Brief, October 4
Eyeing a Possible Recession, California Wineries Cut Back on Production — and Farmers Suffer: Paul Johnson farms 450 acres of wine grapes in Monterey County for his family's Johnson Vineyard Co. Normally,...
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Afternoon Brief, September 27
Police Dismantle Grape Harvest Human Trafficking Ring: In a joint operation on 17 September, over 80 law enforcers from both Bulgaria and France helped to raid an organised crime group involved in labour...
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Afternoon Brief, September 25
The Mysterious and Not Fully Understandable Wine Defect Popping Up in Natural Wines: Mouse - You can't smell it. At first, you can't taste it. But once you do, you'll wish you'd never opened the bottle....
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Afternoon Brief, July 15
The Role of Nanotechnology in the Future of Wine Research: Early research into smart materials or magnetic nanoparticles to remove proteins and unwanted aromas has been promising and researchers say the...
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Afternoon Brief, June 5
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: New Privacy Law Puts California Wineries at a Competitive Disadvantage The California Consumer Privacy Act is intended to help consumers safeguard...