(1) The profitable Napa wine industry, too, is threatened by wildfires, with winemakers concerned that smoke-infused grape skins will alter the flavor of the wines.
(2) Through tasting events and symposiums, the French-based group is steadily building a community of winemakers in the Mediterranean willing to go beyond the comforts of traditional grape varieties.
(3) For the hardy British winemaker who has the tough task of trying to create a vintage to compete with the great European and New World producers, spring can be a cruel season.
(4) The Chinese said they were launching the inquiry on anti-dumping grounds and because of suspicion of unfair subsidies to winemakers.
(5) During the Jurade local winemakers open their cellar doors and estates for two daysto mark the start of the harvest.
(6) The takings will partly contribute to replenishing the Elysée cellar with less extravagant vintages, perhaps favouring smaller, independent winemakers.
(7) It may not be as palatable as one of its merlots, but a sweetened A$3.4bn (£1.87bn) offer from private equity giant KKR has tempted the world's second-largest winemaker to open its books.
(8) A couple of days driving along this "strada del vino" combines wine tastings in village cantinas, staying in charming B&Bs run by winemakers, and the chance to discover the local Veneto cuisine in rural osterie and trattorie.
(9) From this point on grapes held sway in winemaking because of the ease with which they can be turned into wine.
(10) I have never seen them looking so healthy as they are at the moment," Lindo, the British winemaker of the year, said.
(11) Depardieu, who now describes himself as an actor-winemaker, plays Obelix in the new Asterix film God Save Britannia and says he will portray Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a new film because he "doesn't like him" and DSK is "arrogant".
(12) • Via San Martino 81, Premaor; +39 (0)438 970463; gregoletto.it WINEMAKER B&Bs Relais Dolce Vista Relais Dolce Vista vineyard B&B, Italy's prosecco region.
(13) On steep slopes running down to a lake is the Poiana vineyard where winemaker Sergio Galvsca has felt the brunt of the Russian backlash.
(14) The wines were produced by Fulvio Bressan, an independent winemaker who called Kyenge a "sporca scimmia nera" – a dirty black monkey.
(15) This friendly winemaker has converted two rooms for guests (€60 for a double room with breakfast) where his vineyards fall away in steep tiers below the house.
(16) Sales at Naked Wines, which asks its members to crowdfund small winemakers, rose 29% and Majestic’s sales to businesses such as restaurants and bars increased 10%.
(17) Special attention will be devoted to the effects of specific processes in winemaking on the development of flavor.
(18) China's Bright Food Group, France's Pernod Ricard and the world's biggest winemaker, US-based Constellation Brands, are all considered potential buyers.
(19) Naked also uses social media techniques on its own website where around 300,000 subscribers help fund more than 130 independent winemakers in exchange for access to exclusive wines at preferential prices.
(20) Wineries hold their own individual events, everything from novelty grape stomping to intimate winemaker dinners and wine seminars.