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Research team working to update decades-old vineyard nutrition guidelines
Vineyard soils require adequate nutrients for growing healthy grapes, but testing plants for nutrients is a cumbersome, outdated process that takes considerable time and effort. A four-year, USD$4.75 million Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) USDA-NIFA grant will fund a national team of researchers and extension educators to improve plant testing and fertilizer recommendations for grapegrowers.
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Canada’s buoyant wine market masks a trend of younger adults leaving the wine category
Canada’s wine market has been in growth during the Covid era. Still, wine volumes grew overall by five per cent in 2020 compared with 2019, and sparkling wine by 4% over the same period, according to industry data.
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Regenerative disorder: behind wine’s latest buzzword
It used to be about sustainability, now it’s about regenerative agriculture. What’s the difference and does anyone care? Regenerative agriculture is supposed to be different and better, just like all the prior green-lite terms. One private company that makes its money from selling regenerative certification says that it is based on measuring “the health of […]
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California got a lot of rain, but not nearly enough to end the drought
The torrential rain that fell on much of California in recent days recharged rivers, filled storage tanks and prepared the ground for the next storm, providing what many climate experts say is an auspicious start to the winter.
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Cava Completes an Excellent Harvest with Over 330,000 Tons of Grapes
The wineries of the D.O. Cava have finished this year’s harvest. “The grapes are in good health, with a suitable acidity and alcohol content for the production of excellent Cavas,” according to the regulatory board’s technical services.
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As tourism shifts and markets evolve, Santorini winemakers see silver linings
“Santorini’s vineyards may be among the oldest under continuous cultivation in the world,” writes Karen MacNeil in The Wine Bible. However, until the 18th century, most of that wine was produced entirely for domestic consumption. Today, wine culture and industry on the volcanic island continues to evolve, and some producers see increased opportunity on the […]
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World Trade Organisation to examine China’s tariffs on Australian wine industry
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to examine China’s tariffs on imported Australian wine amid ongoing political and economic tensions. The dispute settlement body, which met behind closed doors on Tuesday, agreed to Australia’s second request after its first attempt was blocked by China in September.
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Agriculture boom real but still a tough gig
There is something of an in-joke circulating between agricultural journalists presently in that those writing about the beef industry are running out of superlatives to describe the rise of the cattle market. There’s only so many times one can write “records smashed” or that prices had “entered the stratosphere”.
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New Zealand’s grapegrowers are flocking to sheep
Sheep are becoming popular. Sending flocks of sheep through vines is a low-impact way to mow, weed, and fertilize a vineyard. And New Zealand has a lot of sheep — 27 million of them, which means they outnumber the people five to one.
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Shipping port backlog to continue ‘at least’ through mid-2022
The congestion outside of America’s ports has led to $24 billion in goods floating outside of California’s Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, according to CNN. As the goods sit on the water, costs are rising for consumers, shipments are delayed, and there are fewer purchasing options on store shelves. The problem, the outlet added, […]
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US: Researcher gets NSF-backed grant to study wildfires’ effects on farmworkers
Michael Méndez of the University of California, Irvine has received a two-year, $400,000 grant from the National Centre for Atmospheric Research’s Early Career Faculty Innovator Program. It will fund a joint project with researchers at NCAR – which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation – to explore the disparate treatment of undocumented Latino/Latina and […]
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Building a wine subscription model
The traditional wine club has gone online and re-emerged as a strong subscription proposition for businesses of all shapes and sizes, as Jo Gilbert reports from Harpers’ SITT panel discussion. The wine club has come quite a way from the day of mail-order deliveries. Long gone are the days of the old format, where 12.75cl […]
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Despite pandemic, wine course enrolment doubles at Napa Valley Wine Academy
The Napa Valley Wine Academy has managed to nearly double its enrolment since 2019, remaining on par with global Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) trends following the pandemic. “2020 proved to be surprisingly strong,” said Catherine Bugue, Director of Education at NVWA.
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New survey reveals most wineries not fully prepared to sell wine online
Consulting firm Salisbury Creative Group surveyed 500 winery websites, as well as their corresponding social pages, to better understand the current state of readiness for optimising selling more wine online.
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New wine markets go flat as China runs dry
The volume of wine exports to all six of Australia’s biggest customers fell in the 12 months to 30 September despite efforts to find new markets in the wake of crippling China tariffs. Latest Wine Australia figures released this week show total export volumes fell by 17 per cent to 638 million litres, while the […]
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Wine companies among South Australia’s top 100
Several wine companies have been listed among the top 100 companies in South Australia in an annual list compiled by InDaily. Angove Family Winesmakers, Australian Vintage Limited and Samuel Smith and Son are all repeat entries from last year.
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