For years, I took the New World's thirst for vineyard irrigation for granted. I believed what I was told: Napa Valley was a desert and needed its 100 to 200 gallons of water per vine per season. I ...

A new study should provide vineyard managers new techniques for producing healthy and long-lasting grape crops. After extensive trials, data indicated that soil sampling within a 20- to 40-centimeter ...

UC Davis students in the viticulture and enology program have been getting a first-hand look at how drought impacts wine grape growing. "Our vineyards are suffering somewhat, after three years of ...

Prosser, WA — The inland areas of the Pacific Northwest, where rainfall averages only 4 to 12 inches per year, present growing challenges for vineyard owners and wine grape producers. The arid ...

A study could lead winegrape growers to re-evaluate the use of drip irrigation systems. The South Australian Research and Development Institute and the CSIRO are investigating the best way to grow ...

FALLON – Charlie Frey and his son, Colby, are working hard these days to get Lahontan Valley’s first vineyard up, running and profitable. “We haven’t made one dime yet,” Frey said, “but I love ...

California vineyards face a lot of pests, most of them, insects. But a four-legged critter is also becoming a serious problem. It's estimated there are between 1.5 milliion and 3 million coyotes in ...

Vintner Michael Honig of Honig Vineyard and Winery in the Napa Valley likes to start winery tours at his dumpster, showing off how little the operation actually throws away by finding ways to ...

The sudden drop in the temperature since Monday has prompted the farmers to light bonfires and start drip irrigation at their vineyards at night.The farmers have been staying up all night, braving the ...

Kadwanchi is an oasis in the sun-bleached landscape of Marathwada region in Maharashtra, which is at the epicentre of drought that is now afflicting almost half of India. But nearing the end of the ...