WA: Legislature eyeing measure to allow underage wine students to taste product

Underage students interested in pursuing careers in the wine industry may benefit from a bill that would allow those under age 21 (but older than 18) to taste small amounts of alcohol as part of a wine, beer or culinary program.

CapRock Winery Sold

Texas's CapRock Winery has been sold, the second time three years.

North American Winery Total Passes 8,000

Nearly Half of All US Farms Now Have Superweeds

Texas PD Grower Management Guide is now available on the web

Pioneering Winemaker Randall Grahm Tries New Way To Sell Wine In America

Crowdfunding raises $150,000 for award-winning California Winemaker

Texas pecan truffles- the culinary fungi

DNA sleuth hunts wine roots in Anatolia

There are easier places to make wine than the spectacular, desolate landscapes of southeast Turkey, but DNA analysis suggests it is here that Stone Age farmers first domesticated the wine grape.

UPDATE: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Viticulture

An important update on the structure of the viticulture extension program

Truffle Production in Texas: Adding Value to the Pecan Industry

Vintner With Nothing to Hide Finds That Few Are Looking

PITY the revolutionary who, in a leap of faith, takes a brave and principled stand, possibly at great financial risk — and yet nobody seems to notice.

WBM Announces Results of Annual Salary Survey

The Wine Business Monthly 2012 Salary Survey Report has found that wineries are hiring more often and employees are earning higher salaries and bonuses, especially for key employees that wineries do not want to lose.

How Gallo Brings Analytics Into The Winemaking Craft

You might expect a 79-year-old, family-owned agricultural business to be a sleepy, low-tech affair, but not E. & J. Gallo Winery. It has all the product development, distribution, and customer research sophistication of a consumer products giant, backed by cutting-edge analytics.

FDA Takes a Growing Interest in Winery Safety

2011 law leads to more inspections of wineries; some Washington state winemakers worry about cost

No substitute for skill at Lohr, by Dan Berger

One indication of Jerry's commitment to quality is that he knows that the best wines are made by skilled winemakers, not marketing departments. To that end he long ago named his head winemaker, Jeff Meier, to also be the company's executive vice president as well as chief operating officer