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Written by Bob Truetken
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 |
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama --- A House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow Alabama winemakers to sell their products at tasting rooms at locations other than at the winery and at licensed special events.
The bill would still have to pass the House and Senate to become law. There are just four meeting days left in the legislative session, including today.
“I’m not living under any illusions that it’s going to have time to pass both houses,” said Rep. Becky Nordgren, R-Gadsden, the bill's sponsor.
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Written by Bob Truetken
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 |
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When Croatia joins the European Union on July 1, it will no longer be able to sell its beloved wines under their current names — not even in Croatia.
JELSA, Croatia — Does Croatia's Prosek jeopardize Italy's Prosecco?
Croatia is gearing up to celebrate its entry into the EU, but don't pop the corks just yet. A heated trademark battle over the country's beloved sweet dessert wine has some feeling less than bubbly, mirroring rapidly declining enthusiasm among Croats for membership in the economically battered bloc.
The EU has ruled that once the Balkan country becomes its 28th member on July 1, Prosek can no longer be sold under that name across the EU — even at home. It maintains that Prosek's name is too similar to Prosecco, Italy's sparkling beverage.
And, it's not just Prosek that's in trouble of disappearing. EU member Slovenia claims Croatia has no right to market Teran, a red wine made in the northern tip of the Adriatic shared by Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.
Croats are fiercely proud of their wine, a cherished product of the sunny, rocky Croatian islands on the aquamarine Adriatic sea. Many Croatians have sacrificed for EU membership, including losing jobs in unprofitable state-funded companies ordered shut by the bloc, and some see the wine ruling as adding insult to injury.
Joining the EU will give Croatia access to new markets and its citizens freedom to work in other countries, but some Croatians are beginning to agree with other EU residents who have chafed at what they consider interference by bureaucrats in Brussels. When Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia in a bloody war some 20 years ago, about 75 percent of its population of 4.3 million wanted to be a part of the EU. The latest polls show the number has dropped to 45 percent.
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Written by Bob Truetken
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Monday, 11 March 2013 |
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Pruning is the first and most important process of the season for managing a grape vine’s fruit production, vigor, and long-term health. Learn the Fruiting habits of grapes, the Balanced Pruning concept, the importance of light exposure, shoot thinning, shoot positioning, leaf removal. Observe balance pruning demo, see vine training and trellising systems demonstrated in the on-site vineyard:
Instructor: Paul Hendricks, long time grape grower and wine maker
Saturday, Mar 16th, 1-4 PM
University Extension Center
260 Brown Rd
St Peters, MO 63376
Fee is $25
Call 636-970-3000 to register
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Written by Bob Truetken
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Thursday, 31 January 2013 |
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Year after year the WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition is the largest event of its kind in the world. Entries were received from all 50 American states, 8 Canadian provinces and 7 different countries for the 2012 competition resulting in a total of 4,318 wines entered. Send us your best wines by March 15, 2013 to get valuable feedback from our experienced judges and see how your wines stack up against your fellow winemakers. All entrants will receive their judging notes back along with a list of the medal-winning wines. And you might even win a medal or two! Entry guidelines and forms can be found in WineMaker magazine or by clicking here:
http://www.winemakermag.com/images/stories/competition/2013winecompetitionentry.pdf
Wine entries need to be delivered to our Vermont offices at
Battenkill Communications
• 5515 Main St. •
Manchester Center, Vermont 05255 by:
March 15, 2013
Wines will be judged in Vermont:
April 19-21, 2013
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