USDA-ARS Fires California Based Smoke Exposure Researchers and Other Scientists // Cancer warning labels on alcohol should be mandatory in Europe, WHO says

Members of the private-public wine grape industry group West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force (WCSETF) woke Friday morning to disturbing news about two of their valued researchers–the scientists working on cutting edge projects had been fired. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for mandatory and standardised health warning labels on beverage alcohol sold in Europe.

Bronco Wine Company, which is behind the wine sold at Trader Joe’s, revealed financial challenges because of the tough wine market. Layoffs are planned, including eight jobs in southern Napa Valley.

Connor Best of Napa Valley Vintners, speaking at the recent Premiere Napa Valley tasting in London, explained that the premium wine region's outlook will stay resolutely outward-looking despite the potential impact of global trade wars.

Increased bulk wine and grape activity.

Has said causes of climate change 'not widely understood'.

Caroline Franchi has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Corse (CIVC).

Last week, the NZ wine group announced chief executive Mark Turnbull would step down in April.

Wine Country tourism is down and expensive wine tasting fees are starting to drop.

The winery is a magnet for a hip, younger crowd — but also feels comfortingly familiar to those of us who remember watching reruns of “The Brady Bunch” after school.

As President Trump weighs what level of tariffs to impose on drinks imported to the United States, further evidence has emerged of how producers are being used as pawns in international politics.

It’s not a matter of if, but when”, WSTA chief executive Miles Beale said at last week’s standout Wine Paris conference.

Pinot and Chardonnay still rule in Burgundy, but there are tentative signs of change on the horizon.

Advances in fermentation, aging and winemaking practices ensure that tradition evolves without compromise.

Wine sales are down and the recent Silicon Valley Bank Wine Report scared a lot of people in the wine business who are worried the trend will continue.

Consuming a small amount of wine is reported to be good for mental health in old age.

The Porto Protocol, a wine industry climate action network, has launched a major guide on the environmental impact of wine packaging.

Languedoc winegrowers Famille Fabre took the concept of eco-friendly packaging in the wine industry and applied it to their stand at Wine Paris.