Wine Industry News
-
(AdAge) - As VP-marketing for E. & J. Gallo Winery, Stephanie Gallo is charged with overseeing a portfolio of mass-produced wines at the nation's largest wine company. And if you ask her, there couldn't be a better time to have the job, even if it comes with the added pressure of having you... -
(FoxBusiness) - The face behind the wine glass is looking a lot younger. The Millennial generation, which includes the youngest legal drinkers, is consuming more wine than previous generations when they turned 21, and the industry is taking note. “Millennials are storming the wine mar...How Millennials are Changing the Wine Industry
October, 10, 2013 -
(AcademicWino) - The health benefits of red wine have been well-studied, with resveratrol being the most commonly studied compound and the one that is often credited the most as being beneficial to human health. Resveratrol is primarily produced in plants (including grapes) in two...The Mechanism Behind Resveratrol’s Health Benefits: How Does The “Magic” Happen?
October, 09, 2013 -
(PD) - Sonoma County supervisors on Tuesday approved an offer by winemaker Paul Hobbs to permanently protect 117 wooded acres near Forestville from development, but they insisted the preservation-oriented gift will not sway them if Hobbs attempts to move ahead with a controversial adjacent vineyard...Sonoma County: Supervisors accept Sebastopol winemaker's preservation offer
October, 09, 2013 -
(SFGate) - If anyone had lingering doubts about where California Gov. Jerry Brown stands on fracking, the state’s top oil and gas regulator removed them on Friday. Speaking at a panel discussion on fracking, the head of California’s Department of Conservation, Mark Nechodom, said the...California: Gov. Brown supports fracking
October, 09, 2013 -
(Decanter) - For Chablis winemakers who can manage rot in their vineyards, the 2013 harvest may yet yield some pleasantly surprising wines, say producers. With the 2013 harvest in Chablis entering its last week, producers are reticent about forecasting too far ahead, but initial signs show some ...France: Chablis battles rot to secure 2013 harvest
October, 09, 2013 -
(Wines&Vines) - When the wine starts talking, a new $90,000 device at Washington State University’s sensory evaluation lab in Pullman listens. Acquired last year, the ASTREE Electronic Tongue developed by Alpha M.O.S. of Toulouse, France, gives WSU associate professor Dr. Carolyn Ross ...Washington State Wines Set Tongues Wagging
October, 09, 2013 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - An 11-year-old schoolboy in the US has won a NASA competition to design an experiment to be conducted in space – on how microgravity affects brewing beer. Michal Bodzianowski (pictured), a student at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School and Aca...11-year-old designs NASA space brewery
October, 09, 2013

