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Want to get pregnant? Drink wine. New study of 30,000 women shows that those who drank wine were more likely to get pregnant than those that drank beer or had nothing at all.
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Another attack on the internation investment wine fund
The fund’s future has been in doubt since it sold its foundation stake in winemaker BRL Hardy to US drinks giant Constellation Brands for $142 million cash and $50 million in scrip this year.
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Forbes.com: New Mondavi wine to tap value-brand consumers
“It’s a smart move for them (Mondavi) to capitalize on the demand in that end of the market,” said Marc Engel of The BRS Group, a San Rafael, California market research and consulting firm. “In this economy, there is ‘value chic’. … Why spend $6 or $7 […]

Wine Spectator Online | Daily Wine News | A Strange Harvest for California: Late in Some Areas, Early in Others
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Chapter 11 bankruptcy files by Liparita Winery in St. Helena could lead to woes about other winery’s following suit in these tough economic times. Production has been better than sales.
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It’s harvest time! This article from Whidbey Island Winery in Washington
Joining the Crush: “At 8:30 in the morning, a light layer of fog hangs over the Whidbey Island Winery. A dozen or so pickers kneel in the dirt alongside tall rows of green grapes, clipping off bunches and tossing them into buckets that soon are […]

Contained within the book, Wine for Dummies, are some helpful tips for any level of wine buyer.
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Sun ripens grapes and powers operations at Pennsylvania winery
“For John and Alice Weygandt, the most important environmental factor at their Chester County winery has everything to do with the sun.”
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Nevada’s first full-production vineyards and winery to open near Minden
As pioneers in grape growing in Nevada, the Halbardiers found many obstacles in their path - high elevation, alkaline soils, short growing seasons, solar radiation, cold winters, low humidity and scarce water.
It appears commercial-quality, premium wines can be produced from grapes grown in Nevada, but it’s […]

Could this be as good as Resveratrol? Researchers at UC Davis have discovered new compounds in wine skins called saponins, which could reduce the LDL (bad) cholesterol in the body. Saponins are already found in Olives and Legumes, but weren’t known to be in wine.
To see if saponins were present in wine, the researchers tested […]