2010 Could Turn Out to be One of the Best California Vintages in Years It was touch and go in August and September when vineyards were reporting that grapes were not ripening due to the unusually cool summer. Growers were worried that leaving the fruit on the vine until October could be disastrous if the [...]
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From BBC News 30 September 2010 French thieves steal entire Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard Thieves in France have broken into a vineyard and stolen an entire crop of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, say police. They struck in Villeneuve-les-Beziers on Sunday night, taking advantage of a full moon and using a harvesting machine to seize 30 tonnes of [...]
Message in a bottle: Sting’s vineyard to sell ‘rock star wine’ The rock star Sting – whose best known songs include Message in a Bottle – is to produce 30,000 bottles of Chianti a year from his 300-hectare estate in Tuscany. The singer, 57, whose real name is Gordon Sumner, made the announcement at a [...]
Victoria’s Premium Wine Region Still Assessing Damage Bushfires in Victoria’s Yarra Valley premium wine region are estimated to have damaged more than 150ha of grapes. This is just weeks before they were due to be harvested. At least 29 vineyards in the area have been damaged or destroyed by fire, while the boutique Roundstone, Yarra [...]
