News tagged with wine industry

Wine dregs shown to improve cows' milk

Feeding dairy cows the stems, seeds and skins from wine grapes boosts milk production and dramatically cuts the animal's methane emissions, Australian researched published Thursday shows.

Biology / Other

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Economy and weather put the squeeze on wine grape supply, survey finds

The sluggish economy and unusually cool weather this season have dramatically tightened the supply of wine grapes, a situation that will likely continue for several years, reports Robert Smiley, dean and professor ...

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created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smartphones help world's winemakers foil fraudsters

For Charles Pillitteri, the fight against fraudsters began when he discovered fake bottles of his Canadian ice wine in Taiwan in 1998.

Technology / Other

created Jul 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Genetic discovery could break wine industry bottleneck

One of the best known episodes in the 8000-year history of grapevine cultivation led to biological changes that have not been well understood - until now. Through biomolecular detective work, German researchers have uncovered ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wine in a box? Think 'good' not 'gauche'

In a surprise discovery that may help boxed wine shake off its image as a gauche alternative to bottles, scientists in Canada are reporting that multilayer aseptic cartons (a.k.a. ‘boxes’) may help reduce ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2