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Embracing Wine in the Lives of Everyday People By: Heidi Moore, Host – Wine Crush Podcast The number of factors bringing stress into our lives has increased exponentially over the past few years. First, there was a global pandemic that brought a wicked mixture of fear, isolation, and uncertainty to ...

By: Alyssa L. Ochs Various weather hazards put delicate wine grapes at risk, including hail, high winds, wildfires and droughts. Frost is another major issue in vineyards across the country, especially spring frosts that attack emerging shoots and buds when they are just beginning to form. The riskiest time, which ...

By: Judit Monis, Ph.D. - Vineyard and Plant Health Consultant As the fall season approaches, symptoms of virus infection become more pronounced in the vineyards. Leafroll and red blotch are the most important viral diseases that manifest in late summer and the fall season. Often, it is difficult to distinguish ...

By: Tom Payette - Winemaking Consultant Malic acid is one of the major acids in grapes used to make wine. In most cases it is secondary only to tartaric acid in quantity and then followed by succinic, citric, fumaric and other small quantity acids all contributing to a total acid ...

By: Alyssa L. Ochs Here at The Grapevine Magazine, we have covered many pruning-related topics for vineyards in past issues, such as pruning techniques, best practices and seasonal tips. But if your vineyard is looking to really improve your pruning practices this year, you may benefit from specific product recommendations ...

How AI and Other Technologies Are Changing the Landscape for Vineyards & Wineries Worldwide  By: Cheryl Gray From grape-picking robots to mechanized pruning machines, just name it, technology has a cutting-edge answer for virtually any vineyard need to reduce dependence upon manual labor. Studies show that technology-driven equipment is becoming ...

By: Becky Garrison Since the first planting of wine grapes in Fort Vancouver, Washington in 1825, Washington State has risen to become the second-largest producer of wine, with an annual production of approximately 17.7 million cases and a total annual in-state economic impact of $8.4 billion. Currently, the state has ...

Award-Winning Wines In Northeast Iowa By: Gerald Dlubala Marquette, Iowa, is built for tourism, especially outdoor enthusiasts. The quaint, welcoming town of 429 offers premium hiking, fishing, hunting and camping, along with some of the best fall leaf peeping available. The natural beauty of Marquette’s landscape against a backdrop of ...

By:  David Wachs, CEO of Handwrytten Changing U.S. consumer drinking habits have been troublesome for the domestic wine industry. Younger generations including Millennials and Gen Z are more likely to purchase ready-to-drink cocktails, seltzers, or mocktails than wine, a shift from previous generations. It was noted in Rob McMillan's annual ...

By: Brad Berkman and Louis Terminello, Greenspoon Marder Direct to consumer (“DTC”) sales of wine and other beverage alcohol from out of state shippers is presumably here to stay, at least from the perspective of retail shippers. The Granholm decisions, as most readers are familiar with, burst open the door ...