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TheStar.com | Drinks | Ancients' way with wine no longer extinct
Seeded on Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:38 AM EST (Toronto Star)
It's hard to put a figure on how many grape varieties are made into wine. Experts put the number at around 8,000 surviving types. That may disturb some chardocentrics and cabbers who are stuck in a grape rut. Some folks are grape explorers.
Stanford Business School Research: Does a Wine's Pricetag Affect Its Taste?
Seeded on Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:51 AM EST (Business Wire)
According to researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the California Institute of Technology, if a person is told he or she is tasting two different wines — and that one costs $5 and the other $45 when they are, in fact, the same wine — the part of the brai …
Genetically modified wine | Unleash the war on terroir
Seeded on Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:19 PM EST (The Economist)
FOR the beleaguered winemakers of France, threats come in many guises. One French grower complained that each bottle of New World wine that lands in Europe is a "bomb targeted at the heart of our rich European culture".
Real Winemakers Worry About Soil, Climate, Rot, Fungus, China
Seeded on Tue Dec 4, 2007 10:13 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)
When I started reading Steve Heimoff's new book, with the oxymoronic title ``New Classic Winemakers of California,'' I was prepared for a tough slog through 26 ``conversations'' of winespeak.
Women wield the power in today's wine world
Seeded on Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:42 AM EST (napavalleyregister.com)
At Copia's Women in Wine symposium Nov. 10, an attentive, mostly-female audience learned that women buy 80 percent of the wine sold in the United States.
Wine gains on beer as US youth drink of choice -
Seeded on Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:31 AM EST (decanter.com)
Wine is gaining ground on beer as the drink of choice for young Americans, a Nielsen survey has found.
Red wine may provide cure for diabetes
Seeded on Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:36 PM EST (Telegraph)
Millions of people with adult diabetes could one day be treated with a drug based on the healthy ingredient of red wine which could even help prevent other diseases linked with old age.
Wine may calm inflammation in blood vessels | Health | Reuters
Seeded on Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:55 PM EST (Reuters)
Adding to evidence that a little wine can do a heart good, a new study suggests that women who drink moderate amounts may have less inflammation in their blood vessels.
Champion icewine makers put their knowledge to paper; Co-author Donald Ziraldo launches Icewine: Extreme Winemaking
Seeded on Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:40 AM EST (stcatharinesstandard.ca)
Donald Ziraldo signs copies of Icewine: Extreme Winemaking, which he co-authored with winemaker Karl Kaiser, at the Brock University Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute Thursday.
Genomics Could Help Wine Grapes Survive Global Warming
Seeded on Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:43 AM EST (Wired News)
Big wine fans take the growing conditions for their grapevines seriously. And recent genomics research out of the University Nevada Reno could lead to wine grapes that will be adapted to the more extreme weather filled future.
Who is the Biggest Political Turkey?
Seeded on Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:16 AM EST (Yahoo! Finance)
Just in time for Thanksgiving, American wine consumers have picked President George W. Bush and Senator Hillary Clinton as this year's biggest "Political Turkeys," according to a member's survey conducted by The California Wine Club. www.cawineclub.com.
Collection-Worthy Italian Wine, $10,000
Seeded on Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:22 AM EST (Forbes)
New York-based wine retailer Italian Wine Merchants claim to have the largest selection of vintage and limited-production Italian wines in the world, but they've narrowed down their extensive list to what they say are the 12 finest, an ideal gift for your resident wine connoisseu …
Diggers sniff out ancient red wine
Seeded on Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:17 AM EST (chinadaily.com.cn)
Wine made some 2,400 years ago was found last Thursday in an ancient tomb in Baishui County, Shaanxi Province.
Grounded in cult-wine country
Seeded on Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:14 AM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)
With a location smack-dab in the middle of the Silverado Trail, Miner Family Vineyards is a convenient place to stop during just about any trip to Napa.
Wine May be Used As a Household Disinfectant
Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:14 PM EST (infozine.com)
A new study from the Journal of Food Science reveals that wine can be used as a disinfectant for sanitizing kitchen countertops, utensils, and even fruits and vegetables.
California Vintners Praise High Quality 2007 Winegrape Harvest
Seeded on Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:53 PM EST (winebusiness.com)
California's 2007 wine grape harvest began early, stalled mid-way due to cool weather, and finished in late October to vintner accolades. A mild winter with below normal rainfall, coupled with a dry spring, led to early bud break.
Vintage Niagara: It was a very good year
Seeded on Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:43 PM EST (stcatharinesstandard.ca)
The taste of success is ringing across the region, with winemakers, grape growers and industry experts praising the 2007 harvest as the best in recent memory. Possibly, the best Niagara vintage ever.
Constellation agrees to buy Fortune unit
Seeded on Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:26 PM EST (Toronto Star)
Constellation Brands Inc., the world's largest wine maker, has agreed to buy Fortune Brands Inc.'s wine unit for $885 million (U.S.).
Can Icewine Be Too Sweet For Its Own Good?
Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:19 PM EST
It may be hard to believe but Icewine juice can be too sweet for its own good, says a new study by a researcher at the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute at Brock University.
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