Wines & Vines back issues from November 2007:
Who wants more labeling? A logical change if wine is to be considered a food.(EDITOR'S LETTER)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Is wine a food? Wine industry members generally believe that it is. Wine should be on the dinner table, sometimes on the lunch table, too. Wine should be a staple, consumed regularly. It's healthy, it tastes good, it even provides some nutrition. But when the government wants to ...
Labeling issues.(READERS' MAIL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007; ... I read the article by Jim Gordon ("Time to Comment on New Label Rules," Headlines, winesandvines.com, Sept. 20), and wonder why the press is not forcing labeling of fast foods, donuts and other junk food so that consumers can see it at the point of purchase. Maybe they would make a choice ...
Alien moths.(READERS' MAIL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Sorry to hear about the LBAM (light brown apple moth) in California (Cliff Ohmart's "Vineyard View," September). Bad enough dealing with your own problems without having to take someone else's. Bet it was those pesky retail nursery people who brought it in. We regard them in ...
Potted wines.(READERS' MAIL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Read with interest "Ancient Wine Technology" in the September issue. You can still find bodegas in Extramadura and La Mancha in Spain making wine in clay amphoras, or tinajas, as they are called in Spain. They are still being produced in Spain--or were in the 1990s anyway--and they sell ...
Will there be a grape shortage?(READERS' MAIL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007; ... With the consistent strain of light yields coming in from across the coastal areas, as we move through the white side of picking, can a look at the implications to future supply and demand be undertaken? I have seen unending reports of SB and, now, Chard coming in light. We have ...
Hooking wine writers.(READERS' MAIL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Congratulations on the new look--but please avoid printing editorial in reverse. The point of this letter concerns samples going to wine writers ("Marketing Matters," September 2007) ....
Looking good.(READERS' MAIL)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007; ... I just read the September issue of the magazine with the new layout. I find it both more aesthetically pleasing, and more navigable. Congratulations! Steve Morgan Innerstave Sonoma, Calif. Judging from the photos in the News Headlines, you've ...
Funds to fight apple moth: governor signs bill to combat imported grape pest.(Headlines)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Sacramento, Calif. -- California has officially proclaimed the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) an unwelcome visitor, with a bill signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sept. 7 establishing the LBAM Act of 2007. The bill, SB 556, was introduced to the legislature by Senator ...
Winegrape juices introduced.(NEWS BYTES)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Aris Janigan and Victoria Briggs are bottling and marketing non-alcoholic varietal grape juice. First Blush consists of 100% winegrape varietal juice from Lodi, the coastal counties, and the Central Valley. The line includes ...
Jackson makes a deal.(NEWS BYTES)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Chateau Potelle's 202-acre estate in Napa's Mount Veeder AVA was purchased from the Fourmeaux family by Jess Jackson and wife Barbara Banke for their Jackson Family Wines group. The deal closed on Sept. 21, and includes only the real estate, not the brand, inventory or business. The price ...
Progress on Pierce's research.(NEWS BYTES)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Major funding for research on Pierce's disease (PD) is scheduled to "sunset" in four years. A progress review was released by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Pierce's Disease/Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board, seeking timelines for practical solutions and ...
Pennsylvania industry seeks state support: Vintage 2012 asks $10 million.(Headlines)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Harrisburg, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Winery Association is asking for $2 million per year in state revenue, in an effort to double sales of Pennsylvania wines within five years. The plan, dubbed Vintage 2012, would earmark $1 million per year for marketing and $500,000 each for viticulture ...
Comment on label rules: serving facts panels added and alcohol content rules revised.(Headlines)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Washington, D.C. -- Wine industry members will have 90 more days to comment on one of their least favorite federal regulatory issues--mandatory labeling of serving sizes, calorie and carbohydrate content. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has extended the deadline to Jan ....
Washington crush facility opens: Artifex winery in Walla Walla processes first fruit.(Headlines)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Walla Walla, Wash. -- Eastern Washington's only dedicated custom crush winery processed its first grapes in mid-September. Artifex Wine Company in Walla Walla was created by partners Jean-Francois Pellet, winemaker at Pepper Bridge Winery, and Norm McKibben, partner in Pepper Bridge Winery ...
Community colleges bolster Washington industry: eastern state schools boast academics and hands-on experience.(Headlines)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Grandview, Wash. -- Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) has added a teaching winery to its Grandview campus, where students who enroll in the new vineyard and winery technology program will gain hands-on experience. Two start-up wineries will also find a home in the facility's two ...
Pest management event is Nov. 30.(CALIFORNIA)(California Certified Organic Farmers and Cal Poly's Sustainable Agriculture Resource)(Conference news)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... California Certified Organic Farmers and Cal Poly's Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium are organizing the Sixth Annual Sustainable Agriculture Pest Management conference, to be held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in San ...
Lange is Ag Leadership chair.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Randall Lange, cofounder of Lange Twins Winery and Vineyards, was elected chairman of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation board of ...
Staglin event raised $4 million.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The 13th Annual Staglin Family Music Festival for Mental Health in Napa, held at Staglin Family Vineyard in ...
Wood joins Shannon Ridge.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Shannon Ridge Winery, Lake County, named Mike Wood its new director of ...
Clos LaChance gets into bottling.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Clos LaChance Winery, San Martin, launched Bay Area Bottling Services, a ...
Pott named Blackbird winegrower.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Aaron Pott was appointed winegrower at Blackbird Vineyards, ...
Carneros tasting map now available.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Carneros Wine Alliance has published a new touring and tasting ...
Napa Vintners hire marketing director.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Napa Valley Vintners named Bettina Sichel director of ...
Clos Pepe wins Green Award.(CALIFORNIA)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... In honor of its leadership in sustainable agriculture and production, Clos Pepe, Santa Rita Hills, was the sole member of the Santa Barbara County wine industry to win a 2007 Green Award. Among its sustainable practices: no insecticides, herbicides or restricted ...
Cleavage Creek backs cancer research.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cleavage Creek Cellars, Napa Valley, released its first wines under the ownership of Budge Brown. Brown, whose wife Arlene died of breast cancer in 2005, purchased the brand and will contribute 10% of gross wine receipts to breast cancer research. The ...
AVF to administer scholarships.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The American Vineyard Foundation agreed to manage the Andre Tchelistcheff and Dr. Richard Peterson Scholarship funds on behalf of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The scholarships are offered to ...
Peterson directs sales at Russian Hill.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... John Peterson was named director of sales at Russian Hill Estate Winery, ...
Cline adopts 'extended text' label.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Sonoma's Cline Cellars adopted a new multi-panel back label that consumers can open, read and reseal. The multi-part label has three extra panels. Cline uses ...
Arthur Palombo died Sept. 17.(CALIFORNIA)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Arthur J. Palombo, who began his 35-year wine career in the 1950s with Schenley Distillers, was vice president of sales at E. & J. Gallo Winery; was president of Paul Masson Vineyards and Browne ...
Washington team wins IPM award.(NORTHWEST)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Researchers from Washington State University, and wine industry collaborators, were honored with the 2007 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Team Award. Led by entomologist ...
Sokol Blosser earns green award.(NORTHWEST)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Sokol Blosser Winery, Dundee, Ore., was recognized with a Green Award from Sunset Magazine, in honor of its decades of commitment to sustainable practices, ...
Ste. Michelle has new marketing VP.(NORTHWEST)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Woodinville, Wash., appointed Martin Johnson senior vice president of marketing. Most recently ...
Edwards, Fugelsang honored for text.(NORTHWEST)(International Office of the Vine and Wine)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The International Office of the Vine and Wine (OIV) awarded California State University enology professor/winemaster Ken Fugelsang and Washington State University professor Charles Edwards its 2007 ...
Michigan winegrape acreage grows.(CENTRAL)
Nov 01, 2007 ... According to the USDA's National Agriculture Statistics Service, winegrape acreage in Michigan has increased 60% in the last decade; 12% between 2003 and 2006 alone. Riesling accounts for the largest ...
Sharpshooters found in Arizona.(CENTRAL)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Despite intensive eradication efforts last year, 10 male and eight female glassy-winged sharpshooters were found in the Sierra Vista ...
New book looks at Michigan wineries.(CENTRAL)
Nov 01, 2007 ... From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries, by Sharon Kegerreis and Lorri Hathaway, is a 192-page, hard-cover coffee-table volume with ...
Saints footballers back charity wines.(CENTRAL)
Nov 01, 2007 ... New Orleans Saints quarterbacks Drew Brees and Bobby Hebert are raising funds for Hurricane Katrina rebuilding, through Operation Kids; and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of New Orleans, working with Charity Wines, a ...
Texas winery reports record harvest.(CENTRAL)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Despite a calamitous growing season in much of Texas, Messina Hof Winery and Resort in Bryan experienced a ...
Liberty Valley to sponsor NY Chamber.(EAST)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Liberty Valley Wine, a Black Diamond brand, signed a five-year sponsorship agreement with the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce ...
Ontario board offered mileage incentive.(EAST)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) launched its largest-ever promotion of Ontario wines in September. "Buy to Fly" tempted consumers with a chance to win air miles for every Ontario wine ...
Four more join Seneca Lake Trail.(EAST)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Red Tail Ridge Winery, Stony Lonesome Wine Cellars, Passion Feet Wine & Vineyard Barn, and Rogue's Hollow Winery have ...
Shawangunk Trail hosts holiday fests.(EAST)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The 10 wineries of the Shawangunk Wine Trail will host the annual Wreath & Fineries celebration in the Hudson Valley Wine Country ...
Glenora, at 30, to double production.(EAST)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Founded in 1977, Glenora Wine Cellars in New York's Finger Lakes region is gearing up to double its production to 100,000 cases ...
Speakers see sunny outlook: Symposium focuses on financial issues.(Faces & Forums)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Napa, Calif. -- Bill Turrentine, president of Turrentine Brokerage in Novato, Calif., told attendees at the Wine Industry Financial Symposium on Sept. 18, "We can expect some pretty exciting times in the wine business, and for once it's going to be in an overall positive direction." ...
Wineries within wineries: larger producers think small to boost quality of reserve-level wines.
Nov 01, 2007; ... Whether you refer to it as "boutique," "artisan" or "handcrafted," small-production winemaking is driving the growth of the U.S. wine industry. According to the Wines & Vines Annual Directory, half of the wineries in North America are producing less than 15,000 cases per year. While many ...
Urban economics: a city winery can make 3,000 cases with a $100,000 investment.(WINEMAKING)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The fact that wineries are springing up all over the place is old news. But there's a new wrinkle: More and more of them are setting up shop in cities, doing their thing in converted industrial spaces, surrounded by asphalt, not vines. It's urban warehouse winemaking, and it looks like the ...
In-house cork screening: how six wineries run TCA-reduction programs.(WINEMAKING)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Though winemakers agree that the quality of corks has improved significantly in recent years, many wineries choose to evaluate the corks they buy, some using demanding and time-consuming procedures. They find the effort well worthwhile: "My job is to protect the wines," says winemaker ...
Dead or alive? Understanding viable but not culturable microbes in the cellar.(WINEMAKING)
Nov 01, 2007; ... It sounds like the ultimate winemaker nightmare: a spoilage organism that can resist S[O.sub.2], avoid detection through testing, shrink down far enough to slip through sterile filtration, and come back to life in the bottle with ruinous results--even though the cellar staff did everything ...
Dry, dry again: why a few California growers say no to irrigation.(GRAPE GROWING)
Nov 01, 2007; ... A small but growing number of winemakers and viticulturists are looking at the past as a guide to water use in the vineyards today. There are obvious reasons to use less water, local controls on groundwater use and more costly water being among them. However, those who are turning back ...
Off-dry farming: low water input is the sustainable standard.(GRAPE GROWING)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The wine that took top honors at the famed Paris tasting of 1976 and helped put Napa Valley on the world's wine map, Warren Winiarski's 1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, was dry farmed, Winiarski confirmed to Wines & Vines. He recalled that the field-grafted rootstock was ...
Rootstock review: how to set priorities when choosing rootstocks.(GRAPE GROWING)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Choosing rootstocks can have the feel of a Hail Mary pass. You have a plan, are aiming for a distant goal, will evaluate weather and field conditions, and must pass the ball to a receiver whom you hope will deliver. The more experience you have, the more confident you are in your ability ...
2007 suppliers guide: equipment, supplies & services.(Directory)
Nov 01, 2007 ... This 33-page special section highlights the newest and most useful equipment, supplies and services on the market this year. More than 350 wine industry suppliers provided valuable information for grapegrowers, wine-makers, marketers and managers. These editorial listings are provided free ...
Grower interview: Steve Beckmen; On developing his Santa Ynez Valley Rhone Vineyard, Purisima Mountain.(GRAPE GROWING)(Interview)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Steve Beckmen is the winemaker for his family's Beckmen Vineyards in California's Santa Ynez Valley. But much of his attention in recent years has been on the best ways to farm the family's two vineyards: the 125-acre Purisima Mountain Vineyard in the Ballard Canyon area, and the 20 acres ...
Makeover for Prince Michel: accidental owners revitalize Virginia winery.(EAST)(Company overview)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Terry and Kristin Holzman, owners of Prince Michel Vineyard and Winery, Leon, Va., admit they came through the back door when it comes to winemaking. They'd bought land to develop into estates--not to make wine--but they fell in love with the vines surrounding the home. Soon ...
Sleeping in the vineyards: Northwest wineries sell beds along with bottles.(NORTHWEST)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The jack-of-all-trades world of winemaking requires a panoply of skills.Winery owners get daily exercise in tasks from chemistry to database management to mechanics--and that's just in the cellar. An afternoon in the tasting room means working muscles in customer service, wine ...
Wineries rely on VA removal.(Inquiring Winemaker)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Things winemakers hate to talk about, but can't live without, Chapter 27: removing VA from wine. The rise of VA (volatile acidity) reduction services is a great indicator of how thoroughly commercial wine production has changed in recent years. From 6000 B.C. until the 1990s, if ...
Lessons from down under.(Vineyard View)
Nov 01, 2007; ... During the month of August, I had the great fortune to travel to Australia, courtesy of funding from the Australian Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC), as well as from local winegrape grower groups. The purpose of the trip was for several speakers--myself ...
Podcast advertising: E-media's new wave.(Marketing Matters)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Now that everyone's up to speed on the Internet and blogs (you are, aren't you?), it's time to explore new techie territory. While websites and electronic newsletters are great vehicles for promoting your wines at very little cost, it's sometimes necessary to take that extra step: ...
Calendar.(Calendar)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NOVEMBER Nov. 8-11 Odyssey Las Vegas celebration of food, wine and art, Las Vegas, Nev. For details, visit odysseylifestyle.com. Nov. 10 Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association's Premier Cruz Cabernet tasting, San Jose, Calif. For more information, visit ...
Friday night at the wine bar; Or: it was a match made in heaven.(Viewpoint)
Nov 01, 2007; ... While single life has its advantages--none come to mind--it was time for me to start dating again. It was a warm Friday night back in July. I showered, shaved, put on a pair of big-boy pants, and hit the town like it had never been hit before. My destination was a new seafood restaurant ...