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Misting cooled Barbera grapes but weakened the compounds that give red wine color
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (581+ words) Researchers in Italy have reported that an automated misting system designed to cool Barbera grape clusters during heat stress improved vine physiology but also lowered key compounds tied to color and structure in the fruit, a result that could complicate…...
Nitrogen Levels Decide Which Yeasts Win in Wine Fermentation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (344+ words) New research in the International Journal of Food Microbiology found that nitrogen levels in grape must can shape which yeast strains take control during wine fermentation, a result that could matter for both winery operations and the flavor profile of…...
Swiss Study Finds Water Stress Changes Pinot Noir Wine Character
1+ week, 6+ day ago (380+ words) A seven-year study in Switzerland has found that water stress in Pinot Noir vines can reshape both grape chemistry and the character of the finished wine, offering new evidence for growers weighing how much irrigation to use in dry vineyard…...
Study Finds Cork Raises Oxygen Levels in Aging Malbec Bottles
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (262+ words) A study presented through IVES OpenScience found that both bottle closure and storage temperature can change oxygen levels in aging Malbec, a result that could help wineries better manage oxidation and wine stability during bottle ageing. The researchers said the…...
Europe’s Alcohol Market Shrinks as Consumers Drink Less Often
3+ week, 1+ day ago (597+ words) That leaves Europe with a market defined less by expansion than by redistribution. Consumers are drinking less often, buying more carefully and moving between categories depending on price, health concerns and social setting. Industry groups and market researchers have described…...
The European Union advanced Hungary’s “Sümeg / Sümegi” wine name toward protected status
3+ week, 2+ day ago (534+ words) The European Union has published an application to protect the wine name “Sümeg / Sümegi,” opening a three-month period for objections and moving the Hungarian designation one step further in the bloc’s system for protected wine names. The filing concerns a protected…...
Study links grape consumption in rural Latvia to sharply higher pesticide traces in urine
3+ week, 5+ day ago (399+ words) The research used data from the European human biomonitoring project HBM4EU SPECIMEn and analyzed 101 adult-child pairs living in rural parts of Latvia. Researchers collected morning urine samples from all participants and compared the results with food diaries covering the previous 24 hours....
Study finds grapevine red blotch virus is easier to detect during specific seasons
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (460+ words) A study highlighted in the Arab and Near East Plant Protection Bulletin points to a clearer seasonal pattern in how grapevine red blotch virus is detected inside infected vines, a finding that could help vineyards choose better sampling windows for…...
Study finds ABA triggers ripening in grapes delayed by more than 65 days
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (306+ words) The vines were grown near Madera, Calif., under the same field conditions, with full irrigation and standardized management. Over three years, and in some measurements four years, the researchers tracked total soluble solids, berry growth and berry softening to understand…...
Virginia requires state approval before new wine and beer can reach store shelves
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (627+ words) Virginia requires wine and beer to receive prior approval from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority before they can be sold in the state, under rules in 3VAC5-40 that govern product content, containers and labels and were most recently amended effective…...