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MINIMIZING COMMON PHYSICAL BERRY DEFECTS
JULY 23, 2018. BY STAN GRANT. Wine grapes with certain defects are undesirable for winemaking. These defects fall into two principal categories – compositional and physical. Only a few compositional flaws are discernable in wine grapes while still on the vine, such...
VARIETAL FOCUS: TEMPRANILLO
JULY 16, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Tempranillo (a.k.a Tinta Roriz) tem • prah • knee • oh Tempranillo is known by over a dozen synonyms in its native country of Spain. In Portugal’s Douro region, where it is used for Port, it is called Tinta Roriz. The name of the...
VARIETAL FOCUS: SAUVIGNON BLANC
JULY 9, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Sauvignon blanc (a.k.a. Sauvignon, Fumé blanc) so • vin • yon blahnk At the Lake County Sauvignon Blanc Experience event in May, the famous French ampelographer Jean-Michel Boursiquot explained that the name is derived from the...
BRANDING STRATEGIES IN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: VINEYARD & BLOCK DESIGNATES
JULY 2, 2018. BY KATJA LOEFFELHOLZ. The prominence of vineyard-designated wines is another lesson in value-added agricultural branding which presents both the winery and the vineyard owner or lessee with a number of marketing and legal issues. Recognizing the value of...
LODI VINEYARD & WINES SYMPOSIUM
This Thursday, June 28th, 2018, Wine Business Monthly will host the Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium at the Wine & Roses Conference Center. In just the last week, they've added numerous top-notch speakers from all over California. Not only is this an...
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