wines

UC Irvine Extension Offers Two-Day Wine Seminar

laurene — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:19:47 -0500

The University of California, Irvine Extension has announced a new two-day seminar titled, “Red, White & Green – Organic, Biodynamic & Sustainable,” which will be offered on the UCI campus Tuesdays, October 6 and 13, 2009, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The seminar is an elective in UC Irvine Extension’s renowned Specialized Studies Program in Wine.

New healthy wine-flavoured products created

harminka — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:52:42 -0500

A conversation over a glass of wine turned into EUREKA-backed research effort to create new, healthy wine-flavoured products. The German and Spanish partners of project E! 4008 PROVINO say they have invented a way of making powder from by-products of red wine production which could be used in everything from yoghurt and chocolates to creams and face masks.

Kudzu may be promising dietary supplement

harminka — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:19:40 -0500

Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, may sprout into a dietary supplement. Scientists in Alabama and Iowa are reporting the first evidence that root extracts from kudzu show promise as a dietary supplement for a high-risk condition — the metabolic syndrome — that affects almost 50 million people in the United States alone.

Wines Produced In Texas Fight Cancer Growth

harminka — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:54:38 -0500

Research now shows that wines produced in the Lone Star State share the anti-cancer traits known to exist in wines from other producing regions.

Drinking wine lowers risk of Barrett's esophagus

harminka — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:49:39 -0600

Drinking one glass of wine a day may lower the risk of Barrett's Esophagus by 56 percent, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in the March issue of Gastroenterology.

Delta, Sommelier Robinson Take Wine and Travel to New Altitudes

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:28:45 -0600

Delta and Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson prepare to uncork new wine program in February of 2008 to provide better flight and travel experience to air travelers.

France's Best Kept Secret: The Cote Roannaise, Its Wines

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:07:46 -0600

Well, it's about time we got stuck into wine with a vengeance -we're talking about France here!

Wine prices set to surge

Dinka — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:51:41 -0500

Winemakers say they expect the drought will eliminate a glut of wine that has resulted in low prices over the past few years.

Wine Information, Greeting Card Kiosk Enhances Experience

harminka — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:34:36 -0500

Curiosk Marketing Solutions Inc. (Curiosk) has released their new in-store, touch-screen wine information kiosk. Launched recently at the Wine Rack located at 77 Wellesley St. E in downtown Toronto, the innovative kiosk displays product information on screen after a simple scan of a wine bottle's bar code.

Moldovan wines could appear in Russia by fall

Dinka — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:26:06 -0500

Moldovan wines, whose exports to Russia were suspended a year ago, could begin arriving at Russian markets by September, Russia's chief sanitary official said Thursday.

Moldovan wines, cognacs to appear in Russia by fall

Dinka — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:25:09 -0500

Moldovan wines and cognacs, whose exports to Russia were suspended a year ago, will begin arriving at Russian markets by the fall, an official from the Moldova-vin state agency said Wednesday.

WTO establishes panel to examine India's wines and spirits

Dinka — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:44:59 -0500

The World Trade Organization established a panel Tuesday to examine India's import duties on European wines and spirits. The panel will examine whether wine and liquor restrictions in a number of Indian states comply with international trade rules.