1: 01 May 2006
DELMAS APPOINTED TO RUN CHÂTEAU MONTROSE
Extensive upgrade is on the cards for St Estephe property.

2: 01 May 2006
EXPANSION CONTINUES AT WAIPARA HILLS
Canterbury House sale creates Waipara’s largest wine producer.

3: 01 May 2006
WET FESTIVAL PULLS CROWD
Hawkes Bay’s latest food and wine event draws big numbers in spite of weather.

4: 01 May 2006
CONSTELLATION QUICK WITH CANDIAN PR INITIATIVE
Within days of buying Vincor, Constellation Brands PR machine goes on the front foot.

5: 02 May 2006
EVALUATION OF MACERATION TECHNIQUES
Prefermentative Maceration

6: 02 May 2006
HYBRID YEAST AND SPARKLING WINE PRODUCTION
Interspecific Saccharomyces Hybrids

7: 02 May 2006
CHEAP BEER MAKES YOU FIGHT
Beer Price and Violence Related Injury

8: 02 May 2006
NEW MEASURE FOR WINE PHENOLICS
Detection of Phenolic Compounds in Wine

9: 02 May 2006
INDEPENDENT WILL GO
New Zealand liquor business is up for sale.

10: 02 May 2006
COMMERCE COMMISION RECONSIDERS MONTANA SITUATION
Pernod Ricard given deadline to quit Lindauer

11: 02 May 2006
MURDOCH JAMES IS 20 YEARS OLD
Leading Martinborough producer breaks out of teens.

12: 02 May 2006
NEO PROHIBITIONISTS RILE DRINKS GROUP
Latest release from CASA is full of misleading data.

13: 02 May 2006
AUSTRALIA WON’T SIGN LABEL ACCORD
Press reports claim inaction will cost sector Aus$15 million.

14: 02 May 2006
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANTS LOSE MILLIONS IN CELLARS
Katrina destroys some of the greatest restaurant cellars in the world.

15: 02 May 2006
CAN’T SELL WINE, AUSTRALIAN WINERY TRIES VODKA
Angove’s plans grape based super-premium vodka brand from excess grapes.

16: 03 May 2006
DUBOURDIEU

17: 03 May 2006
GREEN WINE LEADER DIES
Bobby Fetzer drowns while rafting

18: 03 May 2006
MALO-LACTIC BACTERIA ON GRAPE SKINS
Lactic Acid Producing Bacteria on Grapes

19: 03 May 2006
WOOD INFLUENCE ON BRANDY CHARACTERS
Brandy Flavour and Odour Profiles from Wood

20: 03 May 2006
ECOLOGY OF PIERCE'S DISEASE
Xylella fastidiosa and Targeted Oligonucleotides

21: 04 May 2006
VSOP CATEGORY ON A CHARGE
Sales jump 12.5% in 2005/06

22: 04 May 2006
ELECTRONIC CORK EVALUATION TRIALLED.
Cork Quality and the Electronic Tongue

23: 04 May 2006
SKIN FLAVOUR DEVELOPMENT IN GRAPES
Pre-Veraison Flavan-3-ol Composition Change

24: 04 May 2006
MOTHS PREFER CHARDONNAY
Grapevine Moths and Effects of Wine Variety

25: 04 May 2006
US FURTHER DILUTES WINE CREDIBILITY
New Zealand cited as an example of sharp practise.

26: 05 May 2006
WINE JUDGEMENT REMATCH IN TROUBLE
Californian and French leaders don’t fancy planned rematch

27: 05 May 2006
CORNELL VINEYARD WINS RESEARCH AWARD
Famous university takes foundation prize for research contribution.

28: 05 May 2006
HEINEKEN SWOOPS IN INDIA
Aurangabad the latest takeover as the Internationals move on Asia continues

29: 06 May 2006
DRIP IRRIGATION

30: 06 May 2006
IMPROVED MALTING FACILITATED BY SULPHUR
Sulphur and Barley

31: 06 May 2006
CHINA MAY BE THE ANSWER TO AUSTRALIA’S WINE WOES
Exports to China up 350%

32: 06 May 2006
pH AFFECT ON BEER ASTRINGENCY
Beer Astringency, pH and Ageing

33: 06 May 2006
ROCK ROLLING IN A-B’S DIRECTION
Anheuser-Busch closes in on Rolling Rock

34: 06 May 2006
DB LEAVES INDEPENDENT FOR LION
Leading contender declares no interest in takeover.

35: 06 May 2006
COMMENDATION FOR SOLAR WINERY
California Energy Commission Chair lauds green powered winery

36: 06 May 2006
WOMEN ON TOP IN ITALIAN WINE SERVICE
Women contestants scoop the pool at Best Junior Sommelier event.

37: 08 May 2006
NEW EPIC AUSTRALIAN RED COMPETITION
Stelvin sponsors best under $20 award.

38: 08 May 2006
DOCTOR DOCTOR IS BACK IN THE HOUSE
Smart returns to New Zealand research.

39: 08 May 2006
UNDER AGE HOSPO STUDENTS ALLOWED TO TASTE
Missouri senate gives students wine tasting rights

40: 08 May 2006
40% OF AUSTRALIAN WINERIES LOSING MONEY
New report notes 33% fall in export prices in 4 years

41: 08 May 2006
NEW YORK SUPPORTS GENETIC GRAPE RESEARCH
New York State provides US$14 million boost to grape genetics

42: 09 May 2006
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL

43: 09 May 2006
DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE

44: 09 May 2006
BAD FOOD NOSTALGIA PROMPTS BRITISH CAFE CAMPAIGN
Starbucks battering greasy spoons

45: 09 May 2006
FLAVONOL DEVELOPMENT IN CABERNET
Flavonol Biosynthesis in Grapevines

46: 09 May 2006
ASEV CONFERENCE CONSIDERING WINE PHENOLICS
Davis the venue for Society’s 57th Annual Meeting

47: 09 May 2006
HOW WINE COLLECTS OAK AROMAS
Kinetics of Wine Extraction of Oak Aroma Compounds

48: 09 May 2006
CLARE CLOSE TO DROUGHT CRISIS
Global Warming bringing drought line to Clare Valley

49: 09 May 2006
VODKA BEATS WHISKY AT HOME
British drinkers are moving from brown to clear spirits.

50: 09 May 2006
TIME FOR EUROPE TO BE “DARING” WITH WINE
EU agriculture commissioner warns that her plans for wine could surprise.

51: 09 May 2006
ITALIAN WINE - TOP PRODUCERS PREDICT FALL IN PRODUCTION
Grandi Marchi estimate 4% fall in national wine production over next 2 vintages.

52: 09 May 2006
AUSTRALIA’S WINE BOSS CANES “COOL CLIMATE”
Tolley says there are too many Australian producers growing in cool climate regions.

53: 10 May 2006
CHECK ON DEFENCES OF WINE POISONS
Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A

54: 10 May 2006
NEW WINE ID METHOD
Wine Global Volatile Signatures

55: 10 May 2006
HEINEKEN’S INDIAN DEAL STUMBLES
Aurangbad negotiations collapse.

56: 10 May 2006
NEW BIO-CONTROL FOR VINEYARD WEEDS
Rhizosphere Bacteria for Weed Control

57: 10 May 2006
TOP BORDEAUX PROPERTIES ON THE MARKET
Pichon-Lalande and Guiraud are being sold

58: 10 May 2006
WINEMAKERS POSITIVE AFTER EARLY MARTINBOROUGH VINTAGE
2006 could be the best yet, say the old hands.

59: 10 May 2006
ENVIRONMENT FOR TOXIN GROWTH
Ochratoxin A and Light and Temperature Effects

60: 10 May 2006
KIWI EXPERIENCE HELPS GERMAN WINEMAKER TO TOP RANKING
Würtemberg wine estate is the latest member of VDP

61: 10 May 2006
MARLBOROUGH PARTIES AWAY VINTAGE 2006
1,100 celebrate at the Workers of Vintage Unite party.

62: 10 May 2006
NEW DIRECTOR AT BOUCHARD AÎNÉ
Burgundy house appoints ex-Laurent Perrier man to top job.

63: 10 May 2006
BIGGER WINE TAX CONCESSIONS IN AUSTRALIA
New Zealand and Australian wineries will benefit from higher WET rebates.

64: 11 May 2006
BUNCH

65: 11 May 2006
HERBICIDE OVERUSE BUILDS RESISTANCE
Herbicide-Resistant Weeds

66: 11 May 2006
ESSENCE OF CHARDONNAY CHARACTER IDENTIFIED
Testing Chardonnay Odorants

67: 11 May 2006
ROMAN BEER IS ALMOST PRICELESS
Tourist stung €980 for a beer

68: 11 May 2006
IDENTIFYING VINEYARD SOURCES OF WINE POISON
Ochratoxin A Spatial Distribution

69: 11 May 2006
BROWN-FORMAN LOWERS WINE COMMITMENT FURTHER
Wine and spirits businesses merged

70: 11 May 2006
LIQUORLAND SELLS SURPLUS WINE IN AID OF RESEARCH
Top 100 Wine Competition samples sold.

71: 11 May 2006
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK?
Indian drinks group plans large UK takeover.

72: 11 May 2006
WHITES BEST BROWNS, NO WINE IN WORLD'S TOP BRANDS
Vodka and white rum take top spots in brand evaluation.

73: 11 May 2006
SAUVIGNON BLANC STARS AT VITAFOODS EXPO IN GENEVA
Marlborough sauvignon blanc a key to healthy food additive.

74: 12 May 2006
PERNOD-RICARD WINE & SPIRIT SALES CLIMB
66% increase in 9 months

75: 12 May 2006
INDIAN WILDCARD IN TAITTINGER BID
UB rumoured to be on the buyers’ list.

76: 13 May 2006
CASK MATURATION

77: 13 May 2006
NEW METHOD OF MUST RECTIFICATION
Rectifying Grape Musts

78: 13 May 2006
YEAST PROFOUNDLY MODIFIES WINE AROMA
Yeast Volatile Compounds

79: 13 May 2006
RECOVERING TANNINS FROM LEES
Yeast Lees and Phenolic Compounds

80: 14 May 2006
LOSS OF FLAVOUR COMPOUNDS DURING MALO-LACTIC
Malolactic Fermentation and Phenolic Compound Changes

81: 14 May 2006
BARREL AGEING

82: 14 May 2006
TRACKING GRAPE TO WINE FLAVOUR LINKS
Winemaking and Aroma Precursors

83: 14 May 2006
OAK CHIPS AND REDOX POTENTIAL
Redox Potential and Wine Ageing

84: 15 May 2006
HAIL ADDS TO GEORGIA’S WINE WOES
Vineyards smashed by rare storm

85: 15 May 2006
AUSTRALIAN BREWERS DOMINATE HOMETOWN BEER AWARDS
An Australian beer is top for the first time.

86: 15 May 2006
ANOTHER WINE MARKET IN US
Hispanic wine drinkers fastest growing sector

87: 15 May 2006
NEW CUBAN RUM FOR EXPORT
Pinilla Ron Viejo set for international release

88: 15 May 2006
EUROPEAN UNION PLANS CHANGE TO WINE SUBSIDIES
New regulations will constrain future production

89: 15 May 2006
CHARDONNAY AND MERLOT ON TOP IN US
Not as fashionable, but still America’s most popular varietal wines.

90: 16 May 2006
DOUX

91: 16 May 2006
DEEP TILLAGE AND VINEYARD SOILS
Effects of Ploughing on Soil Structure

92: 16 May 2006
YEAST THE KEY TO CACHAÇA CHARACTER
Cachaça and Yeast Flavouring Compounds

93: 16 May 2006
RED WINE IMPROVES DAMAGED HEARING
Blind drunk but with the sharpest ears.

94: 16 May 2006
HIGHER RISK OF OCHRATOXIN IN WINE LIQUEURS
Ochratoxin A in Liqueur-intended Grapes

95: 16 May 2006
WINE CRISIS HITS SOUTH AFRICA, TOO
New World suffers cost of buying international market share

96: 17 May 2006
BOTTLE AGEING - RED WINES

97: 17 May 2006
ELECTRONIC TASTER TESTED
A Hybrid Electronic Tongue for Red Wines

98: 17 May 2006
WINEMAKING IMPACTS ON WINE AROMAS AND FLAVOURS
Volatile Compounds and Winemaking Practices

99: 17 May 2006
CONSERVATION ON OFFENSIVE AGAINST WINE TRADE
WWF critical of screwcapped wine on even of major fair.

100: 17 May 2006
400,000 HECTARES OF EUROPEAN VINEYARD FOR CHOP
European Commission puts a number on its reconstruction plans

101: 18 May 2006
BOTTLE AGEING - WHITE WINES

102: 18 May 2006
SANE CALVES FOR FRANCE
Mad Cow beef ban on UK ends.

103: 18 May 2006
HOPS AND BEER STABILITY
Hop Iso-Alpha-Acids Prediction

104: 18 May 2006
GROWERS ADVISED TO CONSIDER VINE ROOTS
Vine Rooting Patterns Overview

105: 18 May 2006
MORE COGNAC THAN REQUIRED
Production exceeds trade buyer level.

106: 18 May 2006
TEMPERATURE AND OAK UPTAKE IN WINE
Wine/Oak Sorption of Phenolic Compounds

107: 18 May 2006
FRANCE TOP DOG AT INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
New form wine competition puts France out in front.

108: 18 May 2006
EU COMPROMISES ON FOOD LABELS
Softer stance will please industrial food producers

109: 19 May 2006
AMERICAN WINEMAN SLAMS AUSTRALIA
Australian wine industry compared with Twin Towers

110: 19 May 2006
NEW CEO AT WAIPARA HILLS
Ex Southcorp NZ boss heads south and back into wine.

111: 20 May 2006
LINALOOL IN WINE ANALYSED
Metabolism of Linalool and Derivatives

112: 20 May 2006
PHENOLIC EXTRACTION FROM WASTE
Catechins and Proanthocyanidins from Wine Wastes

113: 20 May 2006
MAJOR REVIEW OF LINKS BETWEEN WINE FLAVOUR AND CHEMICAL COMPONENTS
Phenolic Compounds and Red Wine Sensory Properties

114: 21 May 2006
DROUGHT

115: 21 May 2006
WINE DESCRIPTIONS ARE RANDOM
When Wine Experts Disagree

116: 21 May 2006
SIGNIFICANT LINKS BETWEEN WINE CHARACTERS AND SOIL
Terroir and Soil Type

117: 22 May 2006
NEW TREND IN GUSTATORY PERFUMES
Famous food and drink smells bottled to make wearer tastier.

118: 22 May 2006
SMALL YIELD FOR CZECH WINE
2005 20% down on previous vintage.

119: 22 May 2006
ULTIMATE WINE MATCH FOR BOUILLABAISE IS - SEAWEED!
Germans find a way to drink seaweed

120: 22 May 2006
FINAL BIDS PLACED FOR TAITTINGER
Last stage of sale process under way.

121: 22 May 2006
KIWI SPIRIT MERCHANT CLOSES IN ON PROFITABILITY
42 Below moves closer to break-even.

122: 22 May 2006
ZINFANDEL IS CALIFORNIA’S OFFICIAL “HISTORIC” WINE
Senate regulates respect for grape variety.

123: 22 May 2006
MOËT MAN MOVES TO BACARDI
John Esposito takes over USA from Eduardo Sardinia

124: 22 May 2006
BORDEAUX PROPRIETORS RAVE ABOUT 2005s
Châteauonline carries commentary from leading properties.

125: 22 May 2006
WINE MORE POPULAR THAN DUNNY PAPER
Sir Cliff makes his point about his place in UK wine market

126: 22 May 2006
OLD FAVOURITES FADING FAST IN BEER PORTFOLIO
Lion announces profit increase, but wine continues to be troublesome.

127: 23 May 2006
SUB-ATOMIC RESEARCH ON WINE PIGMENTS
Ionisation Constants

128: 23 May 2006
NEW RESTAURANT GUIDE FOR NEW ZEALAND
437 listed in Cuisine directory

129: 23 May 2006
VINE LEAVES SENSITIVE TO WATERS STRESS
Soil Moisture and Vine Leaf Effects

130: 23 May 2006
SOUTH AFRICA QUESTIONS VALUE OF OAK
Cost of Oak for South African Winemakers

131: 23 May 2006
AB HAS TIGER BY THE TAIL
Asia favourite to be distributed in US by Anheuser-Busch

132: 23 May 2006
WILL RISING ALUMINIUM PRICES CONSTRAIN SCREWCAP EXPANSION?
US brewers feeling the pinch as aluminium prices hit US$3,000 a tonne.

133: 23 May 2006
ILLEGAL DRINKING AT THE KREMLIN
Georgian wine is banned from Russian tables, except those in the Kremlin

134: 23 May 2006
WALK ON BYE WINE CELEBRATES LEGLESS MOUNTAINEER
Mark Inglis’ conquest of Chomolungma prompts employer to name wine in his honour.

135: 23 May 2006
DEGREE-DAYS

136: 24 May 2006
WIND UP APPLICATION FOR AUSTRALIAN WINERY
Evans & Tate could be on its last legs

137: 24 May 2006
SENSORY LAB THE LATEST IN FOOD SCIENCE RESEARCH
US$250,000 grant for Penn State University.

138: 24 May 2006
LANSON TO BE SPLIT
Boizel Chanoine decides on the future for its new acquisition

139: 24 May 2006
EXCISE

140: 24 May 2006
NEW METHOD OF EVALUATING GLYCOL CONTENT
Glycerol Determination in Beer and Wine

141: 24 May 2006
CAROLINE’S WHISKY READY TO LAUNCH
Shetland distillery features in £30 million float

142: 24 May 2006
MADEIRA AGING PROCESS
Madeira and Volatile Compound Changes During Ageing

143: 24 May 2006
RESEARCH ON ANTHOCYANIN CELL STRUCTURE
Grape Cell Wall Composition and Anthocyanin Extraction

144: 25 May 2006
BUDAPEST ZOO PRIMATES GET WINE RATION
Monkeys and apes get 55 litres of red wine a year

145: 25 May 2006
BRITISH WINE SALES IN REVERSE
After 25 years of non-stop growth, wine sales decline in British market.

146: 25 May 2006
SPANISH WINEGROWERS LOOKING FOR COOLER LOCATIONS
Global warming drives Southern Spanish winegrowers into northern mountains

147: 25 May 2006
SONOMA AUCTION RAISES US$1 MILLION
Hospices of Sonoma combines auction and croquet tournament to raise funds.

148: 25 May 2006
BRETT IS EVERYWHERE
Brettanomyces Review

149: 25 May 2006
INVESTIGATION OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURES IN FLOR YEAST
Flor Formation by Wild Yeasts

150: 25 May 2006
BETA-GLUCOSIDASES INFLUENCE ON FERMENTATION
Beta-Glucosidase Activity Measurement

151: 25 May 2006
CALIFORNIA SWEEPS ASIDE FRENCH CHALLENGE
Trans-Atlantic super-tasting repeats 30-y-o Californian victory

152: 26 May 2006
HAWKES BAY TO HOST AIR NEW ZEALAND COMPETITION
Official NZ wine championship for the Bay

153: 27 May 2006
ESTERS

154: 27 May 2006
BEWARE ALCOHOL IF YOU SUFFER FROM REFLUX
Alcohol and Reflux

155: 27 May 2006
A MORE SOPHISTICATED APPROACH TO MICRO-OXYGENATION
Micro-oxygenation, Oak and Ageing

156: 27 May 2006
MEASURING AROMATICS IN OAK AGED RED WINES
Volatile Oak Compounds in Aged Red Wine

157: 28 May 2006
FLASH HEATING TO CONCENTRATE PHENOLICS IN WINE
Flash Release

158: 28 May 2006
DOLIUM
Ancient wine containers

159: 28 May 2006
VINEYARD IRRIGATION WITH SALT WATER
Irrigation with Salt Water Part I

160: 28 May 2006
MORE ON SALT WATER IRRIGATION
Irrigation with Salt Water Part II

161: 30 May 2006
DAVIS

162: 30 May 2006
COOLER STORAGE REDUCES HISTAMINE LEVELS IN AGED WINE
Wine Amines and Temperature

163: 30 May 2006
OCCUPATIONAL SPINAL DISORDERS IN VINEYARD WORKERS
Spinal Health in Vineyard Workers

164: 30 May 2006
FUNGAL ENZYMES AND MONOMERIC EXTENSIN
Extensin, Callus Walls and Fungal Enzymes

165: 30 May 2006
2006 IS BIGGEST N.Z. VINTAGE SO FAR
185,000 tonnes declared by New Zealand Winegrowers.