Cortahojas Wines

Winespectator.com.- Growers in New York state, Ontario and the Midwest assess damage to vine buds. A relentless winter with dangerously low temperatures has killed vine buds and wiped out a significant portion of this year’s potential wine grape crop in parts of the Finger Lakes, Ontario and Michigan. Growers are assessing the damage and hoping to coax the most fruitful growth possible out of surviving plant material in the spring. But they fear the cold may have killed some vines too.…

La quinta ronda de negociaciones para un Acuerdo de Cooperación Económica entre Japón y la Unión Europea (UE) iniciará el próximo lunes en Tokio, con la discusión de temas como recortes y supresión de aranceles. Según fuentes próximas a los organizadores del foro, Japón planteará su disposición a eliminar de manera gradual en siete años las tarifas impositivas sobre el vino procedente de los países europeos, difundió la televisora NHK. La tasa actual se sitúa en 1,2 dólares por litro,…

Wine domain names can move forward without additional restrictions. The New gTLD Program Committee of ICANN’s board has given the green light for the .wine and .vin top level domain names to move forward without additional restrictions. [Update: put a cork in it! The GAC has apparently found a procedural error that will delay the Board’s decision.] A number of governments, particularly in Europe, were opposed to the delegation of the domain names without added protections. Specifically, they are worried…

Decanter.com.- After the highs of 2013, Argentina is facing a much more complicated vintage this year, winemakers say. Unhelpful weather at different times in the growing season, including frost and late season rain, means Argentina’s 2014 wine grape haul is set to drop by around a fifth versus last year, according to the country’s National Institute of Viticulture. Some believe the drop could be even steeper. Lucila Pescarmona, who runs Lagarde winery in Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, with her sister,…