Climate and Napa wine’s future (via The Napa Valley Register) Might climate change help push Napa Valley wines off the store shelves of the future, and put bottles from Idaho, Canada or even China in their place? A study published last month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences forecasts temperature increases [...]
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Rising alcohol levels give wine lovers a headache (via AFP) Do those New World Cabernets and Zinfandels make your head spin? Fed up with having to stop drinking after just one glass? Plenty of wine lovers around the world will have noticed their favourite tipples are getting stronger, and many of them are unhappy about [...]
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Climate change will have impact on Pennsylvania vineyards (via The Patriot-News) Visitors at Allegro Winery and Vineyards in Brogue, York County always ask owner Carl Helrich what he thinks about the crazy shifts in weather. “I will say the forecasts have not been as reliable as they used to be, and I live by forecasts,” [...]
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French Vineyard To Turn Carbon Dioxide Emissions Into Toothpaste (via Clean Technica) As vineyards around the world face the threat of increasing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, one vineyard in France has planned to do its part to reduce its carbon footprint. The business plan makes perfect sense and is one that should be [...]
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Pandas vs pinot as vineyards adjust to warming (via AFP) Which is more important, pandas or pinot? Researchers say that is a question conservationists and wine-growers will have to answer in the coming years as climate change sparks a hunt for cooler places to grow wine grapes, even if those places are home to sensitive [...]
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Researchers at the Washington State University cast doubt on the traditional assumption that red wine should be served slightly below room temperature. In a study lead by sensory analyst Carolyn Ross, 12 panelists tasted six different Washington lemberger wines at three temperatures: 50°F, 60.8°F, and 71.6°F. It is often suggested to serve red wines at [...]
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Having a few glasses of wine per week could help reduce symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to a study published in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy. The study found that low to moderate alcohol consumption was associated with less severe symptoms of fibromyalgia, a condition that effects about one in 20 people worldwide. Too much [...]
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Australian researchers have developed a test to determine whether a vineyard has been tainted by smoke due to bush and wildfires. Yoji Hayasaka of the Australian Wine Research Institute and his colleagues demonstrated that their method can determine whether grapes have been smoke-tainted before they were crushed and pressed into wine. The test also can [...]
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A researcher who was fired for allegedly fabricating data in studies on the red wine compound resveratrol has filed a lawsuit against his former university. Dipak Das sued the University of Connecticut, along with its president, provost and Board of Trustees, according to the Courthouse News Service. He claims the two-year investigation that lead to [...]
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A new study helps explain how a compound found in red wine protects against hearing loss. The research was published this week in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. “Our latest study focuses on resveratrol and its effect on bioinflammation, the body’s response to injury and something that is believed to be the cause of many health [...]
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