Afternoon Brief, June 16th

Alcohol Consumption in US Up to Highest Levels Since 2002: Alcohol consumption in the US was up by 2% last year, marking its largest gain since 2002, new data from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis has revealed...

Evenstad Estates Announces Landmark Burgundy Vineyard Expansion

Oregon winemakers increase vineyard holdings in France’s famous Côte d’Or with 15-acre expansion, including prestigious Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards in the Côte de Nuits Dayton, OR (June 16, 2021) Evenstad Estates, home to Domaine Serene, Château de la Crée and Maison Evenstad, expands its Burgundian vineyard holdings by taking control of the renowned […]

Afternoon Brief, May 19th

Napa County Crop Report Shows 'Devastating' Drop in Wake of Wildfires: Napa County’s agricultural production value for 2020 fell to the lowest level in nine years amid a pandemic, wildfires and smoke damage to grapes...

The Evenstad Center for Wine Education integrates numerous wine education programs and activities that supports Linfield students, the wine industry, and the community. The goals of the center are to provide academic and experiential learning for students and adult learners along with supporting the wine industry through certifications, seminars, research, Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) courses, and preserving and documenting the history of the Oregon Wine Industry. Click to see more details and apply:https://www.wineindustry.jobs/jobs/51919735-executive-in-residence-wine-studies-at-linfield-university

What it means to winegrapes and what we can do about it I'm not an expert in climatology, and I’ll bet most of you are not either. That is why I listen to experts on the subject of climate change. I concluded, long ago, that not only is it real, but humankind has played a large part in the most recent and dramatic changes in weather patterns and weather-related events. I’d like to avoid politics in this viticulture column, but I find it painful to hear that deniers are still out there. Sure, there are some scientists that deny anthropogenic causes for climate change, but they represent only a tiny minority of scientists who have seen enough evidence supporting man-made climate change. In fact, many of the scientists being touted by climate change deniers are not climate scientists at all—some are not true scientists at all. What struck me and made me a believer many years ago, was the dramatic spike in atmospheric CO2 concentration over the last several decades