
Boordy Vineyards wins Maryland Governor’s Cup, Port of Leonardtown Winery wins Jack Aellen Cup February 11th – (ANNAPOLIS, MD) – The Maryland Governor’s Cup will take up a year-long residency at Boordy Vineyards in Baltimore County. The 2020 Maryland Wine Governor’s Cup Competition featured 160...
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Lucie Morton is loaded with specialties attached to her name: viticulturist, ampelographer, rootstock expert, author, historian, educator... The post Lucie Morton: Enthusiasm and an Eye for Deep Insights with Viticultural Impact appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor....
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U.S. Drinking Rate at New Low as Alcohol Concerns Surge: The percentage of U.S. adults who say they consume alcohol has fallen to 54%, the lowest by one percentage point in Gallups nearly 90-year trend...
Afternoon Brief, December 19th

Genetic Diversity of Wild North American Grapes Mapped: Research identifies traits that could advance grape breeding, sustainability...
Afternoon Brief, September 7th

New Jersey Judge Upholds Retail Shipping Ban: Once again, the courts deem retail sales to be different than winery offerings...
Afternoon Brief, May 16th

Bill to Expand Wine, Beer Licenses Opposed by ‘Packies’: The state's package store industry is digging in for another fight against "Big Alcohol" over efforts on Beacon Hill to deregulate the tightly controlled alcoholic beverages market...
Afternoon Brief, February 6th

Wildfires in Chile Rip Through Historic Vineyards and Destroy Wineries: Three regions of Chile have declared a state of emergency as wildfires burn through homes and businesses – as well as some of the country's oldest vines...

Grape and Bulk Market Activity Increases as Wineries Seek Ways to Supplement a Smaller, Smoke Plagued Vintage: The Lightning Complex, or LMU fire, came earlier this year than Sonoma and Napa had experienced in recent years, so many of the vineyards had hanging fruit. A few whites had been harvested...
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