Friday, November 20, 2009
Two and a half years of alley-management studies in vineyards have revealed some valuable data. Oregon State University Extension viticulture specialist Patricia Skinkis is looking at three different scenarios: leaving vegetation, mainly grass, on all year long; cleaning out the vegetation at b ...
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East Willamette Valley wineries Oswego Hills Winery in West Linn; Kings Raven in Oregon City; Christopher Bridge in Oregon City; St. Josef's Winery in Canby; Hanson Vineyards in Woodburn; Alexeli Vineyard in Molalla; Kraemer's Farm Fresh Market in Mount Angel; Vitis Ridge in Silverton; Abiqua W ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:30 PM
It seems the only thing California's Madera County wine country lacks are limos, tour buses and a crush of tasting room visitors. But amid the quiet and the grapevines north of Fresno is a center of serious winemaking and dessert-focused wines. The Madera area is home to Ficklin Vin ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:22 PM
The "big four" of Chardonnay, Cabernet, Merlot and white Zinfandel are still the kings of wine as far as American consumers are concerned. But other wines are gaining in popularity, such as Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc, said Gladys Horiuchi, communications manage ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
Money may be tight for many folks, but there's one thing they're not doing without. Wine. Budget-conscious consumers have been shifting more of their purchases to lower-priced wines, but they haven't stopped drinking their beloved beverage. In 2008, both overall and per capita w ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
When winery founder Susan Sokol Blosser was ready to publish her most recent book, "Gracious & Ruthless," people advised against her choice of words. The book's basic theme -- you should politely pursue the best interest of your company without letting feelings get in the way -- was f ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
A common theme among wine researchers in the West appears to be how the qualities of a grape wind up in the wine. Jim Wolpert, viticulture extension specialist at the University of California-Davis, said the link between the vineyard and the sensory properties of the wine has never been e ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
Oregon's small wineries have long used tours and wine trails to promote their products. They have also campaigned together for specific appellations -- known as AVAs, for American Viticulture Appellations -- for the same purpose: to promote and differentiate their products. They even comb ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
When you pop the cork on a prize-winning Pinot Noir, you may be surprised to know the bottle in your hand might have been made in China. One of the companies importing wine bottles for Oregon wineries is FRT Global Inc., a partnership formed by Jack Rovics of Grand Ronde, Jane Tan of Fore ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Building a better winegrape is not the only quest of Oregon State University Extension viticulture specialist Patricia Skinkis. Teaching upper-division viticulture classes, providing extension services and writing grants for much-needed funding are also part of her job ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
French Colombard is the second-most-planted white winegrape in California, but why can't you find any bottles in the market or on wine store shelves? According to the Wine Institute, 91,522 acres were planted to Chardonnay and 25,965 acres to French Colombard in 2008. Ron Taddei, dir ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
Vineyards across the West are expected to have plenty of workers available to bring in this year's winegrape harvest. It's no wonder with jobless rates at their highest level in decades. Bookwalter Winery in Richland, Wash., listed three job openings for harvest internships on the In ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
Ask Stephen and Susan Olsen, owners of Glacier Peak Winery near Rockport, Wash., what they wished they had known before they planted a vineyard and set up a winery, and they can't help but chuckle. "What hard work it is," said Stephen. "How time-consuming it is," said Susan. Be ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
Using less water to produce winegrapes isn't a new practice. What is new is the wide range of technology and research available to help growers deliver precise amounts of water at the precise time it will benefit vines -- and the wine they produce. Cliff Ohmart, research and integrated pe ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
MEDFORD, Ore. -- Hillcrest Orchard looks like a tough place to farm, an enclave within a city of 80,000 people on the foothills of a volcanic butte known as Roxy Ann. But the urban setting is an asset. Gross sales at Roxy Ann Winery, a 7-year-old business co-located on the orchard, are u ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:04 PM
AUMSVILLE, Ore. -- As the story goes, when David Lett -- also known as Papa Pinot -- first looked for winegrape acreage in Oregon, he looked east of Interstate 5. Farmers there, however, wouldn't sell, so Lett ended up in Dundee, Ore. -- which became the center of the Willamette Valley's ...
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