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How do you make wine in the Nevada desert? UNR, wineries unite to boost efforts

Mar 30, 2022

The Silver State isn’t necessarily known for its whites and reds.

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A vineyard in Tarija, Bolivia, the center of the country's wine industry. A growing number of wineries here are improving their techniques, ramping up production and starting to export, as global interest in Bolivia's award-winning wines grows.

Grown At High Altitudes, Bolivia's Wines Are Rising Stars

Oct 15, 2019
There's not a ton of room to grow grapes in Bolivia; many of its vineyards are located in mile-high mountain valleys and foothills. The country's wine output may be small, but it's winning big awards.
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We Drink Basically The Same Wine As Ancient Romans — And That's Not So Great

Jun 10, 2019
Many of today's most popular wine varieties are extremely genetically similar to wines that may have existed for thousands of years, a new study finds. In the face of climate change, that's risky.
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A neolithic jar from Khramis Didi-Gora, Georgia. The country has long prided itself on its winemaking tradition. A new analysis of ancient Georgian jars confirms that tradition goes back 8,000 years.

Georgian Jars Hold 8,000-Year-Old Winemaking Clues

Nov 13, 2017
Scientists have found evidence of ancient winemaking in Georgia, a country which prides itself on its vino. It's the earliest trace of viniculture using wild grapes similar to those used today.
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Photos of Chinese men working in the fields and bottling wine are displayed in Buena Vista's tasting room. "We feel it's more important than ever to talk about the reason we exist and the people who contributed to it − Chinese, Hungarian, French," says

Chinese Laborers Built Sonoma's Wineries. Racist Neighbors Drove Them Out

Jul 13, 2017
Enjoying a chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon? In the 1800s, Chinese immigrants helped introduce those iconic varietals to California's wine country. But as vineyards grew, so did anti-Chinese fervor.
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A worker cuts a cluster of grapes in the Burgundy region of France during the harvest period. Global warming has made conditions historically associated with great wines more frequent in Bordeaux and Burgundy, a study finds. But things look less bright f

An Upside To Climate Change? Better French Wine

Mar 21, 2016
Global warming has made conditions historically associated with great wines more frequent in Bordeaux and Burgundy, a study finds. But things look less bright for California vineyards.
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Oyster River Winegrowers is a "horse-powered vineyard" in Maine. Founder Brian Smith calls his natural wine a "pre-industrial wine."

What The Heck Is Natural Wine? Here's A Taste

Feb 12, 2016
Natural wines can be off-putting at first: perhaps darker than usual, a little fizzy or cloudy. Some find them charming, others unsophisticated. Here's a guide to this trending, quirky style of wine.
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Beetroot wine, fermented in a large ceramic jug. One of the pleasures of winemaking is watching the fermentation — which you can only do when using glass jars. "For beetroot, which is a root, the fizzing is mild, like a carbonated drink poured into gla

From Beetroot To Pineapple, Homemade Wines Sweeten Christmas In India

Dec 24, 2015
Across India, Christian communities make sweet homemade wines for the festive season from an array of local fruit, roots and grain. But the know-how behind this ancient tradition may be disappearing.
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A student records information about a wine tank's sugar levels and juice temperatures on a computer screen inside UC Davis' research winery. In the future, students will also be able to monitor information about Clean in Place processes (which save water

California's Vineyards Pressed To Turn Less Water Into Wine

Oct 07, 2015
California wineries use between 2.5 and 6 gallons of water to make a gallon of wine, not including irrigation water and other needs. But drought is forcing the industry to conserve in new ways.
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The label for <em>La Vigne du Facteur</em> — The Mailman's Vine — a rosé produced by Serge Scherrer. He's a part-time postman, part-time winemaker who was able to buy a parcel of land in Provence a decade ago because of the real estate crisis.

Why French Winemakers Are Seeing The World Through Rosé-Colored Glasses

Aug 26, 2015
Many vintners in southern France used to make a few bottles of rosé only for themselves. Now demand for the pale, dry wine has skyrocketed, transforming the lives of the region's winemakers.
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At an October protest, hundreds of "We Are Seneca Lake" members block the gates of Crestwood Midstream to protest against the expansion of fracked gas storage in the Finger Lakes.

Residents Fight To Block Fracked Gas In New York's Finger Lakes

Jun 20, 2015
New York state has banned fracking, but it is considering a plan to allow fracked gas to be stored under Seneca Lake — which isn't sitting well with residents of the state's Finger Lakes region.
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Winemaker Iago Batarshvili makes wine in clay vessels called <em>qvevri,</em> which he buries underground and fills with white grapes. There are no barrels, vats or monitoring systems for this ancient Georgian method, which is helping drive sales. Batars

Georgia's Giant Clay Pots Hold An 8,000-Year-Old Secret To Great Wine

Jun 08, 2015
Making ancient Georgian wine is pretty uncomplicated: Toss grapes into a huge, egg-shaped pot, bury it, walk away. What comes out is an orange wine with a deep tannin flavor prized around the world.
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Brother Christopher says the winery and his religious vocation have grown up together.

These Vintner Monks Turn Wilderness Into The Divine Gift Of Wine

Apr 09, 2015
In a part of Northern California better known for cattle ranches than grapes, the monks of New Clairvaux abbey are cultivating the art of winemaking. The hard work feeds the spirit and the coffers.
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