Read more vineyard stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30762/vineyard.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:06:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67362/in-search-of-profit-tobacco-farms-morph-into-vineyards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA falloff in demand and an end to subsidies has tobacco farmers across the country turning to the vino, the Wall Street Journal reports—farming grapes and making wine, that is. “The small-plot tobacco farmer is a thing of the past,” says a North Carolina wine official, who notes that...http://www.newser.com/story/67362/in-search-of-profit-tobacco-farms-morph-into-vineyards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66412/wine-meet-your-future-plastics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScrew tops, boxes, and now—plastic bottles? A move is afoot to package wine in low-cost, lighter plastic containers, the Los Angeles Times reports. The bottles come with an expiration date because the plastic does not provide the same airtight seal as glass. But because most wine sold in the...http://www.newser.com/story/66412/wine-meet-your-future-plastics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 12:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64980/this-guys-getting-60k-to-tweet-about-wine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHardy Wallace recently lost his job—but he’ll soon be making $10,000 a month promoting Murphy-Goode winery on the Web, as the winner of the much-touted “Really Goode Job,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Atlantan, who has a wine blog and has taken sommelier education courses, was first...http://www.newser.com/story/64980/this-guys-getting-60k-to-tweet-about-wine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 8:41:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64383/french-wine-industry-tanks-but-it-still-makes-best-vino.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe French wine industry is in a tough spot, Mike Steinberger writes on Slate. “It is hemorrhaging market share abroad, domestic consumption continues to plummet, and thousands of vintners are in desperate financial straits.” What’s more, “the appellation system that regulates much of French viticulture is a shambles.” Sounds bad,...http://www.newser.com/story/64383/french-wine-industry-tanks-but-it-still-makes-best-vino.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 17:53:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57552/vineyard-offers-10kmonth-to-drink-tweet-about-wine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California winery has a tempting offer for tech-savvy oenophiles, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Murphy-Goode Winery will set up the right candidate with a $10,000-a-month job at its Sonoma County HQ blogging and Twittering about, well, wine. The 6-month gig includes room and board; the 2-month hiring...http://www.newser.com/story/57552/vineyard-offers-10kmonth-to-drink-tweet-about-wine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 13:16:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40583/ignore-hype-of-wine-clones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you believe the hype of many American wineries, you don’t have to travel to Burgundy to sample grand cru pinot noir—thanks to "suitcase clones": American wines that supposedly had their start as smuggled cuttings from the mother country. Though “such stories may excite gullible consumers,” wine columnist Eric...http://www.newser.com/story/40583/ignore-hype-of-wine-clones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Oct 2008 17:39:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35363/subtle-cabernets-recall-napas-heyday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget "jammy fruit bombs" that crush the palate—subtle cabernets are making a comeback in Napa Valley. "You don’t hear much about these sorts of wines today," writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times . While critics swoon over rich, oaky cabernets, a few wineries still rely on elegant floral...http://www.newser.com/story/35363/subtle-cabernets-recall-napas-heyday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Aug 2008 18:33:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34578/wash-vineyards-flush-with-pot-crop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWashington state is cracking down on drug dealers' latest innovation: Using vineyards to secretly grow marijuana crops, the AP reports. Police have made 22 arrests this year and confiscated 110,000 pot plants from the Yakima Valley alone, worth more than $100 million. But tracking dealers isn't easy: Some are...http://www.newser.com/story/34578/wash-vineyards-flush-with-pot-crop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 Aug 2008 16:50:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29309/seaver-trades-curve-balls-for-cabernets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou might think baseball Hall of Famers might be content to rest on their laurels, but not so Tom Seaver, Bloomberg reports. The three-time Cy Young winner spent some time as an announcer after his retirement in 1987, but his interest in wine led to the founding GTS Vineyards in...http://www.newser.com/story/29309/seaver-trades-curve-balls-for-cabernets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Jun 2008 20:40:45 CDT