In his almost 50 years in the wine industry, J. Stephen Casscles has watched the weather in New York’s Hudson Valley become wetter, hotter, and more humid — the perfect environment for fungal diseases ...
From albariño to zinfandel, Vitis vinifera is the most common wine grape species in the world. Yet with little resistance to pests, fungal diseases, extreme temperatures and drought, the European ...
On Jan. 26, UC Davis will host the first conference on hybrid wine grapes and their potential environmental and economic benefits to California’s wine industry. Most wine is made with the European ...
Hybrid grapes are becoming more common in winemaking, but what are they? Hybridization is the process of creating a new grape variety by combining two other varieties, usually through the grafting of ...
Today, California produces more than 90% of all wine made in the United States. A $43.6 billion dollar industry, it is also the fourth largest wine producer in the world. The beverage is ...
HOTCHKISS — One of the last bright-fall days of October was spent harvesting Chambourcin grapes at Leroux Creek Vineyards near Hotchkiss. Or near Austin, depending whether you drove in from the west ...
In his almost 50 years in the wine industry, J. Stephen Casscles has watched the weather in New York’s Hudson Valley become wetter, hotter, and more humid—the perfect environment for fungal diseases ...
On Jan. 26, UC Davis will host the first conference on hybrid wine grapes and their potential environmental and economic benefits to California’s wine industry. Most wine is made with the European ...