AltWeeklies Wire
Wildfire's Legacy Worries Santa Cruz Winemakersnew
For Santa Cruz Mountain winegrowers, the Lockheed fire that burned 7,800 acres of wild lands above Bonny Doon recently came at exactly the wrong time. Of course there’s never a good time for a wildfire, but the grapes in local vineyards are starting to ripen, a developmental stage called veraison, and they’re particularly vulnerable to “smoke taint.”
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Stett Holbrook |
08-27-2009 |
Food+Drink
Can California's Wineries Survive When Everyone's Buying Cheap Imports?new
Once the money flowed freely, but economic struggles and shrinking distribution are becoming a huge buzz kill for Northern California's acclaimed wine country.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jessica Fromm |
01-09-2009 |
Food+Drink
Corkscrew: Breaking the Cynical Cyclenew
Three wineries that give me hope.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
08-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ron Burnell of Bunnell Family Winery on Growing in Washington Statenew
Even though it is one of the youngest growing regions on the market, Washington state has quickly gained worldwide recognition with their wines, garnering high ratings from Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, as well as spotlights in Food & Wine, Gourmet, and The New York Times. It isn't just hype.
The Memphis Flyer |
Michael Hughes |
08-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
North Carolina: Fertile Ground for Vines and Vintnersnew
The state's expanding wine industry drives a new niche economy.
INDY Week |
Claire Cusick |
08-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Brazilian Wineries Finally Come of Agenew
Not too long ago, the words "Brazilian" and "wine" would hardly be put together without a stern warning against a horrible hangover. Not that decent wine did not exist there -- it simply had not been made available for the general public, and much less for export.
Chicago Newcity |
Ernest Barteldes |
07-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
An Afternoon in Napa: Your Plan for 'Adult Disneyland'new
Napa Valley's scenery, and more importantly its wines, can be truly transporting. I suggest going on a weekday afternoon (come on, you can play hooky for a few hours this summer, can't you?) and visiting two wineries at most.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
06-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Eco-Friendly Ways of Virginia's DelFosse Vineyardsnew
It has long been gospel that Virginia wines will never be organic; the sheer number of bugs and mildews pretty much necessitate spraying. But organic is sooo hippy dippy 1990s anyway; sustainability is what's hot.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
04-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
For a Once Dry State, Kansas Makes Good Winenew
Kansas winemakers face three obstacles: lingering attitudes that wine is evil, harsh state laws that prevent most people outside Kansas from trying the state's varieties, and the widespread consumer perception that wine just doesn't come from Kansas.
The Pitch |
Allie Johnson |
10-04-2004 |
Food+Drink
Tags: a Leavenworth Democrat, Adrian Polansky, announced that he had formed a Kansas Grape and Wine Industry Advisory Council, Attorney Kenneth Starr, Holyfield Winery, Kansas Farm Winery Law, Kansas secretary of agriculture, Les and Michelle Meyer, Sen. Don Biggs, wineries, Women's Christian Temperance Union member Frances Wood
