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  • September 2008

    • Meet Vintners of Sideways Fame

      Gourmet  |  Sep 18, 08 12:34 PM CDT

      Meet Vintners of Sideways Fame

      (Newser) - If you’ve seen the movie Sideways , you likely remember the Hitching Post II: the Santa Barbara County restaurant where Paul Giamatti nervously meets his future love. But even the most dedicated oenophile may not know that Hitching Post owner Frank Ostini and colleague Gray Hartley have been making wine nearly 30 years, Gourmet reports, after teaching themselves how. More »

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      wine  • wineries  • restaurateurs  • restaurants  • pinot noir  • Santa Barbara County

  • July 2008

    • Wine Giant Giddy on Profits

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 3, 08 2:43 AM CDT

      Wine Giant Giddy on Profits

      (Newser) - The turbulent economy may be driving consumers to drink. While some might be crying in their beer, the world's biggest wine maker, Constellation Brands—whose labels include Robert Mondavi and Ravenswood—reported a huge 50% increase in profit the first quarter of 2008, reports the Wall Street Journal . Analysts believe fewer people are drinking in restaurants, opting instead to drown their sorrows at home. More »

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      alcohol consumption  • pinot noir  • Robert Mondavi

  • March 2008

    • Oregon's Having a Grape Year

      Associated Press  |  Mar 19, 08 4:07 PM CDT

      Oregon's Having a Grape Year

      (Newser) - Thanks to good weather and rising demand, Oregon crushed a record number of grapes in 2007—good news for its 370 wineries. And despite selling 1.7 million cases worth $208 million last year, the state hasn't quenched thirst for its wine, the AP reports. "Fussy superstar" pinot noir has maintained its post- Sideways popularity, and Oregon's small wineries produced 15% more of the grape. More »

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      wine  • agriculture  • Oregon  • wine industry  • wineries  • grapes  • pinot noir  • cabernet sauvignon

  • August 2007

    • Grapevine Genome Yields Secrets

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Aug 27, 07 4:24 PM CDT

      Grapevine Genome Yields Secrets

      (Newser) - Grapevines have extra genes that are responsible for making wine taste and smell so good, a new study finds. A team of researchers from France and Italy (where else?) mapped a pinot noir-related grapevine's genome and found it has twice as many genes linked to resin and oil—which give wine its "nose"—as regular plants do, McClatchy reports. More »

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      wine  • genetics  • genetic mutation  • genome  • red wine  • grapes  • resveratrol  • aging process  • pinot noir

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