Biocontrols benefit wine grape growers, but there is still room for improvement when it comes to beating vine mealybug pest.
A glut of grapes and sagging demand are forcing California vintners to make tough decisions, with even Napa Cabernet ...
California makes more than 80 percent of U.S. wine – on its own, the state is the fourth-largest wine producer in the world.
Grape breeders have been experimenting ... but they experience a much shorter growing season than vineyards further south. So they need vine varieties that will put up with harsh winters, bud ...
Many of the state’s best vineyards aren’t necessarily “estate” properties (i.e., owned by and growing grapes for only one winery). Instead, they sell their grapes to a range of producers ...
The Winery at the Long Shot Farm is one of few Cumberland County wineries with an on-site vineyard, growing grapes, making wine and selling bottles all in one place. Weyant applied for the winery ...
Retired AgriLife Extension Gulf Coast region viticulturist Fran Pontasch, who is now growing her own grapes, couldn’t be ...
Instead, he is now growing grapes. “Our subsoil is pure chalk, similar to the Champagne region. A French winemaker came out to see the site and said if it was in France, it would be under vine ...