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07.02.2009

Even with a larger-than-average crush expected this year, some grapegrowers are replacing or increasing acreage

The graph charts recent plantings by variety and general price-point for wines sourced from grapes throughout California. Data collected by Allied Grape Growers.

Lodi, Calif.--After three light harvests in a row, the California wine business has finally overcome the effects of the huge crop of 2005. That's been a welcome relief in the current economy, for often in the past, growers have had to deal with simultaneous economic slumps and grape surpluses.

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ASEV President Proposes Wine Ethics

07.01.2009

Self-regulation would be a marketing plus, and could help the industry guide public policy

Napa, Calif.--On the first day of this year's Annual Meeting of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV), at the end of a symposium on High Brix Winemaking, incoming president Christian Butzke introduced an unrelated but equally high-profile proposition: developing a code of ethics for the U.S. wine industry.

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Inquiring Winemaker

by Tim Patterson

Godawful Wines Made in the Vineyard

Great wines, we are told over and over, are made in the vineyard, and there's a lot of truth to that mantra. But some really crappy, problematic wines are made in the vineyard, too--a phenomenon that doesn't get quite as much press or marketing spin.

Editor's Letter

by Jim Gordon

Where There's Smoke

As I write this in the first week of June, an unusual weather system brought rain showers--including thunder and lightning--to Northern California. Despite the area's need for water, the untimely weather was ominous for winegrape growers for multiple reasons. Varieties in some places hadn't finished bloom; high humidity and temperatures in the 70s increased mildew pressure; and possibly most ominous of all: The lightning suggested that last summer's wildfires were not a once-in-a-lifetime event.

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Zelma Long, Andy Walker, Gregory Jones and many more share insights at wine academia's annual gathering

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Thieves Nab Vineyard's Solar Panels

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