/tags/wine-industry wine industry en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Jan 2024 23:38:47 GMT /politics-government/2024-01-19/oregon-task-force-on-beer-and-wine-taxes-and-alcohol-addiction-gets-to-work A longtime proponent of taxes on beer and wine is now in charge of a state task force studying the public health impacts of alcohol abuse and whether to raise alcohol taxes for addiction treatment. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 23:38:47 GMT /politics-government/2024-01-19/oregon-task-force-on-beer-and-wine-taxes-and-alcohol-addiction-gets-to-work Grant Stringer /food-and-agriculture/2023-10-01/inside-west-coast-scientists-mission-to-save-americas-wine-industry-from-climate-change The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize. Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:52:27 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-10-01/inside-west-coast-scientists-mission-to-save-americas-wine-industry-from-climate-change Andrew Selsky / AP /food-and-agriculture/2023-08-20/california-researchers-race-to-find-solutions-to-wildfire-smoke-tainted-wine When smoke from severe fires settles over a vineyard, the grapes draw it in. When those grapes are turned into wine, it creates a flavor that is, at best, a little smoky and at worst, tastes like an ashtray. Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:37:04 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-08-20/california-researchers-race-to-find-solutions-to-wildfire-smoke-tainted-wine Manola Secaira /food-and-agriculture/2023-08-10/a-giant-northwest-winemaker-makes-a-big-cut-in-production-a-move-growers-find-unpalatable Ste. Michelle Wine Estates will buy half the grapes it contracted for this fall, which could have ripple effects throughout the region. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:54:56 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-08-10/a-giant-northwest-winemaker-makes-a-big-cut-in-production-a-move-growers-find-unpalatable Anna King /2023-04-19/osu-research-finds-new-compounds-causing-smoke-taint-in-wine Winemakers may soon be able to raise a toast, even after a growing season marked by wildfire smoke. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:56:20 GMT /2023-04-19/osu-research-finds-new-compounds-causing-smoke-taint-in-wine Karen Richards /food-and-agriculture/2022-10-02/new-technology-could-keep-wildfire-smoke-out-of-wine In 2020 Western wildfires gave the grapes grown for wine in the region an ashy and smokey taste. This year, Washington is expecting a record harvest, but vintners are still figuring out the best way to deal with the impact of smoke. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:15:48 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2022-10-02/new-technology-could-keep-wildfire-smoke-out-of-wine Lauren Paterson /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-02-05/oregon-wine-industry-outperforms-other-states The U.S. wine industry faces some headwinds, observers say. Rob McMillan is one of the observers; he is an executive at Silicon Valley Bank and the… Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:48:58 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-02-05/oregon-wine-industry-outperforms-other-states The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-12-12/women-of-wine-plan-to-gather-in-oregon Few people would identify any field as "man's work" today, but imbalances in genders persist. The situation has been noticed in the ever-expanding field… Thu, 12 Dec 2019 18:21:58 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-12-12/women-of-wine-plan-to-gather-in-oregon The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-11-21/exchange-exemplar-in-training-to-be-a-cork-dork Journalists often have to walk a line between covering a subject and getting immersed in it. Bianca Bosker chose immersion with the wine industry. She… Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:09:55 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-11-21/exchange-exemplar-in-training-to-be-a-cork-dork The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /health-and-medicine/2019-09-19/sen-merkley-calls-for-more-attention-to-cbd-products-and-wildfire-tainted-wine-grapes Two crops common to Southern Oregon, wine grapes and hemp, were the focus of a conference call with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and reporters on Thursday.… Fri, 20 Sep 2019 01:02:12 GMT /health-and-medicine/2019-09-19/sen-merkley-calls-for-more-attention-to-cbd-products-and-wildfire-tainted-wine-grapes Erik Neumann