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Fast & Efficient Ways to Help Material Handling By: Cheryl Gray Before wine is bottled, labeled and ready to ship, wineries and vineyards have to shift large quantities of materials from one place to the next. The movement, storage and protection of these assets form an entire industry known as ...

By: Tod Stewart Bonnie and Clyde. Jekyll and Hyde. Bread and butter. Salt and pepper. Some things are so synonymous with something else that it’s almost impossible to mention one without the other. In the oenophilic world, it’s hard to mention Argentina without mentioning (or at least thinking about) malbec ...

By: Kirk Williams, Lecturer-kirk.w.williams@ttu.edu Lots of time is spent selecting products to control late season pests but how much time do we spend fine tuning our sprayer for these applications? Late season spray applications can be critical in delivering clean fruit and keeping a functioning canopy post-harvest especially in areas ...

By: Ray Sheehan, Founder - Old City Media When attending a wine-tasting or sampling event, your brand needs to sparkle like fine champagne. Potential customers need to see you and know you are the best brand in the room. No matter what you are selling, if customers don't believe it, ...

By: Alyssa L. Ochs Choosing the right equipment is one of the most important decisions a vineyard owner will ever make, especially since heavy pieces of machinery are significant investments built to last for many years. Some companies that cater to the needs of vineyards specialize in just certain, niche ...

By: Judit Monis, Ph.D. - Vineyard and Plant Health Consultant My experience working with tissue culture techniques on grapevine dates from my first job (after my post-doctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley) at Agritope, Inc., a biotechnology company that was based in Oregon. The company owned a grapevine nursery and I ...

Ensuring Your Website Complies With the ADA By: Vanessa Ing, Farella Braun + Martel In today’s digital age, having an online presence is crucial for businesses, including wineries, breweries, and other beverage companies. Accordingly, it’s essential to ensure that your beverage website meets federal standards for accessibility to avoid lawsuits ...

By: Tom Payette - Winemaking Consultant  In the previous issue of The Grapevine Magazine the topic of lowering the pH was reviewed. This issue will cover the reverse situation winemakers may have in the cellar with wines that are too acidic or with pH’s too low. These are critical choices ...

Crafting World-Class Nebraska Wines and Ciders By: Gerald Dlubala Nebraska entrepreneur and Glacial Till Vineyard and Winery owner Mike Murman spent much of his free time in the 1980s making beer and wine as a hobby. However, when the demands of family life and work travel increased, he put those ...

By: Becky Garrison In a press release dated May 5, 2023, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Brigadoon Wine Co., Samuel Robert Winery, Retraite, LLC (F/K/A Lingua Franca - LS Vineyards Holdings, LLC) and Elk Cove Vineyards Inc. announced they hired a well-known legal team to investigate filing suit against Pacific Power, a ...