Diageo, a global spirits, wine and beer company, is launching a website designed to promote responsible drinking worldwide.
DRINKiQ.com is a global resource for all interested parties to share programs and tools designed to fight alcohol misuse and help individuals make responsible choices about drinking -- or not drinking. Diageo has a history of promoting responsibility, and...
A Washington State University research winery at Prosser starts production this fall with capacity for about 5,000 gallons, the
Seattle Times reports.
It's all for science. A spokesman, Brian Clark, says the wine will go down the drain.
The winery is located at the WSU Agriculture Research Center, and will use university-grown grapes as well as...
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Fine wine and street art may not be a typical combination, but Kenwood's 30th Artist Series Cabernet Sauvignon masterfully brings them together on the wine's commemorative label, featuring work by famed artist Shepard Fairey.
After three decades of showcasing a different piece of art every year from renowned artists like Pablo Picasso, Tamara de Lempicka and Vincent van Gogh, the Kenwood Artist Series' 2004 vintage is released in a year of political change and fervor with Fairey's "Peace Woman," specially commissioned by Kenwood for this anniversary edition.
Although a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon seems like an unlikely canvas for Fairey's bold and edgy works of art, the...
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The presence of grapevine leafroll viruses in California vineyards is well known, but the extent that vineyards in other parts of the country may be affected is only beginning to be determined, according to
Wines & Vines.
Cornell University's Cooperative Extension recently released the results of a survey that began in 2006, designed to gather data about the presence of leafroll viruses in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
The New York survey looked at 95 vineyard blocks in 25 different vineyards throughout the Finger Lakes region. Up to...
Cotes du Rhone, the second largest Appellation d'Origine Controlee (AOC) wine region in France, has announced its sponsorship of "The Wine Makers," a new reality series from PBS. The series is slated to debut in early 2009.
"The Wine Makers" auditioned more than 500 candidates from across America to select 12 men and women who will compete for the chance to create and launch their own...
Some people make fun of the annual Napa Valley wine auction, calling it an exercise in excess.
Well, it may be that... but it also generates millions of dollars that are donated to charitable causes for the betterment of the valley's communities and people.
Just a few days ago, the Napa Valley Vintners awarded $7.26 million in grants, distributing the proceeds of this year's Auction Napa Valley to...
"There will always be 'wine snobs' and 'cork dorks' who try to acquire wine from elite producers and cult brands, of the right vintage, and store them for years. But more and more people have been buying economically friendly wines that have a pleasant taste and taste the same each time they drink them."
So says Karen Goodlad, a hospitality management lecturer at New York City College of Technology (City Tech), and the numbers support her claim.
From 1994 through 2007, the U.S wine market grew every year, increasing in volume a total of 66 percent. In 2007, Americans over the...
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A single scale insect discovered in an Oregon vineyard last month was determined by scientists at Oregon State University not to be the harmful and highly invasive pest vine mealybug.
Although the exact species of the exemplar is yet to be defined by DNA testing, it was most likely a ground or obscure mealybug. Testing was performed in collaboration with the University of California at Berkeley.
This does not mean that Oregon grape growers are off the hook, however. Vaughn Walton, horticultural entomologist at...
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California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura has appointed two new members to the Pierce's Disease/Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board: Marilyn Wolf of Constellation Wines US/Robert Mondavi Woodbridge, and Jim Ledbetter of Vino Farms, the
Lake County News reports.
"Both of these candidates came very highly recommended, both by local growers and producers and by statewide industry representatives," said Secretary Kawamura. "Marilyn and Jim share the board's aim to improve and accelerate research efforts toward a...
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Ricardo Claro, billionaire shipping magnate and chairman of
Chile's Santa Rita wine group, has died of a heart attack.
Claro, who had interests in shipping, packaging, ports, mining and media, bought the historic Santa Rita estate in 1980, and invested heavily in the winery and vineyards, increasing and establishing its profile as an international brand.
Further acquisitions included Vina Carmen (1987) and Terra Andina (2001), both in Chile. Dona Paula, an Argentinian winery, was...