Tag: winemakers
French wine harvest one of smallest for 30 years
A maelstrom of frost, hail, rot and even fires gave many French winemakers a growing season to remember for all the wrong reasons. It means…
The intersectino of film, food and wine at Napa Valley Film Festival
Ten up-and-coming Napa Valley chefs presented dishes inspired by their favorite films, such as “The Tourist,” “The Parent Trap” and the 1990s hit, “The Goonies,”…
Slovenia: The ‘Old New World’ Winemaking Country
Melania Trump, wife of the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, is not the only one putting Slovenia on everyone’s lips nowadays. The wines produced with both…
Hunting fraudsters in France’s wine heartland
Lugon-et-l’Île-du-Carnay (France) (AFP) – Crafty winemakers throughout the ages have sought sneaky ways to pass off low-grade plonk as top vintages, and the jailing this…
Wine shortage looms after freak weather causes worst harvest in 40 years
“This isn’t so much a harvest, as a hunt for grapes,” said French winemaker Jean-Jacques Robert, with a rueful laugh as he unloaded grapes still…
Rough weather: French winemakers feel the pinch
Fuisse, France – “This isn’t so much a harvest, as a hunt for grapes,” said French winemaker Jean-Jacques Robert, with a rueful laugh as he…
Tech takes hold of one of wine’s oldest strongholds
Iberian winemakers have tended vineyards by hand since before the Roman Empire. Today, traditional winemaking techniques still hold sway in the third largest wine producing…
Why the wine industry is so excited about millennials
Michael Mondavi comes from a long line of winemakers. His grandfather, Cesare Mondavi, bought and restored Napa Valley’s historic Charles Krug Winery when Michael was…
Near Sedona’s famed red rocks, a wine trail in Arizona
CORNVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — The famed red rocks of Sedona draw visitors from around the world. But less than half an hour away from Sedona’s…
National Cool Climate Wine Show kicks off in Bathurst
Expert winemakers and judges from across Australia are in Bathurst with the job of deciding the best cool climate wines. National Cool Climate Wine Show…
The Italian Winemakers’ Cult
It was a hot, late summer evening in Tuscan wine country — and, unexpectedly, I was getting a lesson in astrology. Inside a grid of…
Bubbles on The Rise: Why Prosecco Is Having A Major Comeback
Did you know Prosecco, and not espresso, is considered Italy’s national drink? Not only is it the main ingredient in the Aperol Spritz and…
Wine Institute: 2016 California Wine Harvest Report
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The 2016 California wine grape harvest was early, with a mostly normal yield of exceptional quality fruit throughout…
Gamay: The Comeback Kid
THE GAMAY REPUTATION was trashed in the ’70s and ’80s when producers in Beaujolais, the grape’s spiritual home in eastern France, marketed it as “Beaujolais…
Three Ways to Beat Champagne’s Climate-Change Problem
Last year saw a banner growing season in Champagne, and winemakers expect a vintage to rival 1947, a 20th-century classic. Rising temperatures have reduced frost…
