Archive for January 2008

Attraction expected

Monroe Evening News - Measel said the wine-making began in October and was finished less than two weeks ago, making it truly a “nouveau” wine. Meg Heinlen of the Historical Preservation Society of Dundee said the Dundee village council chambers at the mill was renovated in …

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Uncommon Ground - Silicon Valley’s Metro



Silicon Valley’s Metro
Uncommon Ground
Silicon Valley’s Metro, CA - 3 hours ago
In an oft-repeated phrase, Wine Spectator magazine called the Santa Cruz Mountains the most underrated wine making region in the world.

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When it’s chilly, pinots really hit the spot

Statesman Journal - Keith and Trudy Kramer like to keep updating their methods of wine making and vineyard management, but now they’ve gone so far as to spiff up their label. It’s got a black puppy on it. It’s not a monkey, a panda or an emu, but it is an animal, and …

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When it’s chilly, pinots really hit the spot - Statesman Journal


When it’s chilly, pinots really hit the spot
Statesman Journal, OR - 3 hours ago
Keith and Trudy Kramer like to keep updating their methods of wine making and vineyard management, but now they’ve gone so far as to spiff up their label.

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Vintage reds for Vintage Reds - Super 14


Vintage reds for Vintage Reds
Super 14, South Africa - 7 hours ago
case of Yalumba and Wirra Wirra, who share over 200 years of wine making history, joining forces with a team of Reds whose heritage dates back to 1882.

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Muncie couple arrested for growing “medical” marijuana

WTHR - Muncie - Owners of a Muncie beer and wine making shop are in jail for growing pot and drug possession. They reportedly admit it’s pot, but deny it’s wrong. But their defense may not play in an Indiana courtroom. Their mug shots look nothing like the …

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Business is sweet for Chicago winemaker - Medill Reports


Business is sweet for Chicago winemaker
Medill Reports, IL - 13 hours ago
What began in 1994 from a single counter stocked with basic beer- and wine-making supplies, has evolved into a full-scale wine production business,

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Program leaves students with nothing to ‘wine’ about - ASU The Appalachian Online


Program leaves students with nothing to ‘wine’ about
ASU The Appalachian Online, NC - 23 hours ago
Although the degree is mostly chemistry based to give students background on the process of wine making, it will also teach students the marketing aspects

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Program leaves students with nothing to ‘wine’ about

Appalachian Online - Although the degree is mostly chemistry based to give students background on the process of wine making, it will also teach students the marketing aspects of the industry. “We will teach people how to entertain at a wine tasting,” Holder said …

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Grape growers to get a boost - Hindu



Hindu
Grape growers to get a boost
Hindu, India - Jan 28, 2008
Chairman of the HOPCOMS Mune Gowda is confident of Bangalore’s own exclusive variety “Bangalore Blue” being suitable for wine-making.

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