IWCA Makes First Appearance at ProWein

Sustainability and organic viticulture as key themes for the upcoming trade fair.

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Devil’s Advocate: Carbon Footprints and Taxes are Going to Change How We Drink

Robert Joseph considers the ways in which consumers may be driven to buy more locally-produced wines, with lower alcoholic strengths.

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Glyphosate Authorization Proceeds in the EU

Despite the European Commission's proposal to extend the glyphosate authorization for another 10 years not receiving a qualified majority in the Appeals Committee, the extension is proceeding. But there will be new requirements.

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Light Bordeaux Bottle Introduced

The European glass manufacturer Verallia has introduced the Bordeaux Air 300G, a very light Bordeaux bottle.

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Inadequate Environmental Conditions for EU Funding

The European Court of Auditors has sharply criticized the distribution of EU subsidies for viticulture in a special report.

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Austria’s Wines Show Environmentally Conscious Winemaking at Its Best

Austria was the first country in the world to cultivate a farm according to organic principles. In the century since, the commitment to nature has only become stronger.

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Penedès Goes Organic

The Spanish DO Penedès aims to include an organic requirement in its specifications by 2025.

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Devil's Advocate - Is It Time for the Wine Capsule To Go?

Why do wine producers keep putting capsules on bottles? Robert Joseph considers the issue.

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Mezzacorona: Sustainable And Innovative

From 11 to 1600 – in 1904 eleven founding members established the first wine cooperative in Mezzacorona, in Trentino. Since then, generations of families have devoted themselves to cultivating grapes and conserving their habitat.

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