Winery waste makes fuel

As if turning grapes into wine wasn't enough, now wineries are aiming to transform their wastes into fuel.

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New Zealand wines: A racy white, a bright red

TODAY wine columnist Edward Deitch tastes a balanced, elegant sauvignon blanc and a complex pinot noir from New Zealand's Wairau River Wines.

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You Betcha There's Wineries in Minnesota

It might seem incongruous to learn that vineyards are here in Minnesota, but if you look at a globe, the state is on roughly the same latitude as France. Local farmers have planted the more durable varieties of French grapes, and their wines have won recognition.

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HAMMONDSPORT - As the busy Finger Lakes wine season begins, one of the oldest family wineries will be short a tasting room while owners make plans to rebuild what they can after a Tuesday night fire.

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Some plain-Jane-looking warehouses in Woodinville are home to some of the state's 600 wineries.

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This year's seventh annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival broke all records, attracting close to 40,000 participants and raising $1.7 million for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University.

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Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options (JAFCO) South Palm Beach County Chapter will host its Food and Wine Extravaganza at 7 p.m. March 31 at Boca Kitchens, 2900 N. Federal Highway in Boca Raton, Florida.

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Strong Tower Vineyard & Winery of Spring Hill won a double gold medal for its slightly sweeter Select Blanc du Bois and a gold for the slightly drier Blanc du Bois at this year's Florida State Fair International Wine Competition.

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Can Icewine Be Too Sweet For Its Own Good?

It may be hard to believe but Icewine juice can be too sweet for its own good, says a new study by a researcher at the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute at Brock University.

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In vino navitas? Ontario winemaker Inniskillin and alternative energy firm StormFisher Biogas plan to use leftovers from the production of wines to make electricity.

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An astounding 55,000 cases a day are coming out of this Napa Valley bottling plant, more than some upscale wineries make in a year.

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"Fortune has a way of favoring those at the right place at the right time," Ernest said, "which is exactly where Julio and I were in 1933." On March 7, Ernest Gallo died at his home in Modesto, California. He was 97.

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Dave Barry, in usual stride, takes on the wine country of California. Along the way he encounters grapes, snobbish wine-tasters, and steaming hot mud. You just know it's going to be good.

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A guide to visiting Argentina's wine region

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The Glass Cork for wine.

This "glass-on-glass" system may replace cork and looks more elegant than screw-top closures. Take a look... The Wine Rack: The Glass Cork for Wine.

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After a busy day doing the tourist thing in the Pacific Northwest's so-called Emerald City, there could hardly be a better way to kick back, savour a fine meal, catch some scenery and visit a winery -- all in one convenient package -- than to board the Spirit of Washington Dinne …

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates will buy Erath Winery of Dundee, Ore., effective July 1. The purchase includes the Erath brand name, Erath Winery inventory and the vineyard's long-term contracts for all Oregon grapes grown by owner Dick Erath.

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California Tourism Industry Association Recognizes Domaine Chandon as Winery of the Year

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I thought about how cool this would be to do in 1998 when I saw a database mapping IP address to various entities and their geographic location for the first time. These folks put it online with google mapping. Very nice work. love what people are going with the maps api.

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