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NEWS ABOUT: vineyard

vineyard stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - A falloff in demand and an end to subsidies has tobacco farmers across the country turning to the vino, the Wall Street Journal reports—farming grapes and making wine, that is. “The small-plot tobacco farmer is a thing of the past,” says a North Carolina wine official,... More »

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farming • tobacco • crops • wine industry • vineyard • winery

(Newser) - Screw tops, boxes, and now—plastic bottles? A move is afoot to package wine in low-cost, lighter plastic containers, the Los Angeles Times reports. The bottles come with an expiration date because the plastic does not provide the same airtight seal as glass. But because most wine sold in... More »

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plastic • wine • bottles • environmental impact • vineyard • glass • packaging • winery

 This Guy's 
 Getting $60K 
 to Tweet 
 About Wine 

Winner will live in California, Tweet about wine

Jul 22, 09 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hardy Wallace recently lost his job—but he’ll soon be making $10,000 a month promoting Murphy-Goode winery on the Web, as the winner of the much-touted “Really Goode Job,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Atlantan, who has a wine blog and has taken sommelier education... More »

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social networking • Internet • California • Web 2.0 • wine • blogging • Twitter • vineyard • what recession? • winery

(Newser) - The French wine industry is in a tough spot, Mike Steinberger writes on Slate. “It is hemorrhaging market share abroad, domestic consumption continues to plummet, and thousands of vintners are in desperate financial straits.” What’s more, “the appellation system that regulates much of French viticulture is... More »

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alcohol • France • wine • beverages • vineyard • regional • terroir

(Newser) - A California winery has a tempting offer for tech-savvy oenophiles, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Murphy-Goode Winery will set up the right candidate with a $10,000-a-month job at its Sonoma County HQ blogging and Twittering about, well, wine. The 6-month gig includes room and board; the 2-month... More »

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social networking • Internet • California • Web 2.0 • wine • blogging • Twitter • vineyard • what recession? • winery

OPINION

 Ignore Hype of 'Wine Clones' 

Americans wine drinkers are bowled over by smuggled vines

Oct 22, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you believe the hype of many American wineries, you don’t have to travel to Burgundy to sample grand cru pinot noir—thanks to "suitcase clones": American wines that supposedly had their start as smuggled cuttings from the mother country. Though “such stories may excite gullible consumers,... More »

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wine • pinot noir • trend • vineyard • Burgundy

FOOD & WINE

Subtle Cabernets
Recall Napa's Heyday

Old-school wineries show 'balance and restraint'

Aug 20, 08 6:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget "jammy fruit bombs" that crush the palate—subtle cabernets are making a comeback in Napa Valley. "You don’t hear much about these sorts of wines today," writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. While critics swoon over rich, oaky cabernets, a few wineries... More »

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wine • dining • Napa Valley • cabernet sauvignon • vineyard

 Wash. Vineyards
 Flush With Pot Crop

110K marijuana plants already confiscated this year

Aug 10, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington state is cracking down on drug dealers' latest innovation: Using vineyards to secretly grow marijuana crops, the AP reports. Police have made 22 arrests this year and confiscated 110,000 pot plants from the Yakima Valley alone, worth more than $100 million. But tracking dealers isn't easy: Some are... More »

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wine • Washington • marijuana • Drug Enforcement Administration • drug trade • wine industry • vineyard • Yakima Valley

 Seaver Trades 
 Curve Balls
 for Cabernets 

'The name should not sell it,' he says of his Napa-produced vintages under GTS label

Jun 5, 08 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - You might think baseball Hall of Famers might be content to rest on their laurels, but not so Tom Seaver, Bloomberg reports. The three-time Cy Young winner spent some time as an announcer after his retirement in 1987, but his interest in wine led to the founding GTS Vineyards in... More »

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California • New York Mets • wine • Baseball Hall of Fame • Napa Valley • vineyard • Tom Seaver • GTS Vineyards

 Wine Whiz
 Mondavi Dead at 94 

Dapper vintner proved California grapes could rival Europe's

May 16, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - California wine master Robert Mondavi died peacefully today in his Napa Valley home at age 94, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Disciples and critics alike have praised the vintner for elevating West Coast wine from jug juice to world-class vino. "His legacy and his vision for what California could... More »

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California • wine • obituary • innovation • Napa Valley • wine industry • Robert Mondavi • vineyard • public figure

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