Blogs Posts in Wine Making category; 88 blog posts

Wines Worth a Taste, but Not the Vitriol

ROBERT M. PARKER JR., the powerful wine critic, called it “one of the major scams being foisted on wine consumers.” Other wine writers have joined in, though perhaps with less vitriol. Mike Steinberger, in Slate.com, referred [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Kutztown wine maker wins Double Gold, Best Vinifera

A Kutztown wine maker won Double Gold and Best Vinifera at the Pennsylvania Farm Show recently. Brad Knapp of Pinnacle Ridge Winery entered six wines at the Farm Show and all six won awards. “I love wine so obviously I love making i [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Red Wine Researcher Accused of Falsifying Data on Health Ben...

A University of Connecticut researcher known for his work on red wine's benefits to cardiovascular health falsified his data in more than 100 instances, university officials said Wednesday. UConn officials said nearly a dozen scientif [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Majestic Wine enjoyed corking Christmas

Majestic Wine has enjoyed another strong Christmas as it continued to defy the economic downturn. Shares in the British wine retailer climbed 15% after it reported a 4% rise in like-for-like sales over the festive period. With the av [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Mild winter creates problems for ice wine makers

Along with ski resort operators and snowmobile vendors, the unusually mild winter has been rough on makers of a cold-climate delicacy called ice wine. The pricey dessert beverage, produced by wineries stretching from Minnesota through [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Wine Down Eugene: Sparkling Wine Special

Whether you’re going to ring in 2012 with a French Champagne, a Spanish Cava, an Austrian Sekt, an Italian Prosecco or an American Sparkling Wine, it’s all bubbly, and the sound of a popping cork from a sparkling wine bottle i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

TWE says wine sector still challenging

Wine maker Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) says trading conditions remain challenging but that the company is well placed for growth. TWE's brands include Penfolds, Wynns, Seppelt, Saltram, Coldstream Hills, Matua Valley, Beringer and Cha [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Port wine cherishes its past, looks for a future

When Dominic Symington looks out from his shady hillside garden across the vineyards of Portugal's majestic Douro Valley, he sees centuries of family and European history. British families like the Symingtons have been at the heart of [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Cool California weather keeps winemakers waiting

Both of California's famed industries require big up-front investments, significant sales and marketing budgets, and are heavily dependent on star power -- whether from a smoldering starlet or a complex Cabernet Sauvignon grape. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine fraud through identity theft on the rise

Some £600,000 of wine has been obtained through identity theft in the UK over the past six months, police have warned. The Wine and Spirits Trade Association and the Metropolitan Police are urging wine producers to carefully check o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Study: Climate change to impact where wine grapes can grow

To the litany of changes being wrought by global warming, we may be able to add one more: where wine grapes can and can't be grown. Within 30 years, the areas where California can grow fine-wine grapes could shrink because of climate [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

The 10 Best Wine Regions You've Never Heard Of

Travel writer Stefani Jackenthal spent the past year exploring wine regions around the country for her new book Wanderlust Wining. She hit all the classic regions, of course—Napa, the Finger Lakes—but she also stumbled upon so [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Nowak: Winemaking - a fascinating hobby

Leavenworth — I really enjoy making homemade wine. It is a fascinating hobby that mostly involves microbiology and chemistry. It also gives me an opportunity to meet local orchardists who have small farms filled with bla [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Canadian natives try hand at wine-making

An aboriginal tribe in western Canada's arid Okanogan Valley is on the cusp of realizing a decades-old dream: becoming North America's first native winemakers. On the shores of Lake Osoyoos, near the border between British Columbi [...]