Afternoon Brief, March 27

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Screwcap triumphs over cork in maturation test
A selection of top Australian wines matured under both screwcap and cork led to “ground breaking” results during a blind tasting at this week’s Vinitaly…

Today’s News:

Ready or not, Sonoma County growers gear up for unusually early start to the season
If Sonoma County wine grape vineyards didn’t jump the starting gun this season, they wasted no time breaking out of the gate. That’s put pressure on growers to wrap up pruning much sooner than usual…

Arkansas Threatens California Wine Ban Over Egg Ban
An Arkansas lawmaker said Wednesday that the state should ban California wine as retribution for the law requiring egg-laying hens to be able to stand up, turn around and fully extend their wings…

U.S. businesses plead with lawmakers to avoid trade war with Canada
Business interests are pleading with the U.S. Congress to avert a trade war with Canada that could squeeze Florida orange-growers, put a cork in California wine exports and sour the sales of American chocolate…

Imitations Cost Italian Wine $1bn Annually

Hoping to woo China with white wine

CNN: Should you be worried about arsenic in California wine?

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Found In Marin County

Lake Michigan College announces its Great Lakes Wine Institute

Pennsylvania Wine Association: We recognize ‘challenge of replacing educational resources’

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Taiwan Authorities Seize 30,000 Bottles of Allegedly Counterfeit Wine

Ontario’s South Coast wine group hits snag over designation

The Russian Wine Market at Vinitaly: How to Overcome the Crisis

It’s in the grape: New Zealand vintners pioneer low-alcohol techniques

Matthew McConaughey cast in wine fraud film “The Billionaire’s Vinegar”