This article is not about fruit wine or non-grape growers, however it is great news for Chinese farmers generally as wine consumption is growing fast in China and that includes fruit wine consumption.
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) — China’s wine output has been growing by 15 percent annually in the recent three years, meaning more job [...]
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Very Good articles on fruit wine seem to be in vogue these days. That a great sign and the word is spreading. Read on…
RIPE TIME FOR FRUIT WINE
Derrick Schneider, The San Francisco Chronicle
Close your eyes and picture the landscape of wine country: gangly persimmon trees pushing orange fruit to the sky; fluffy blackberry bushes [...]
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Very Interesting Article I found today.
Not Forbidden Fruit
by Richard Paul Hinkle
Santa Rosa, Calif. — Years ago, Richert & Sons in the Santa Clara Valley of California offered a string of excellent fruit and berry wines–including strawberry, apricot, plum, pomegranate and kiwi. Good as they were, sales always lagged. “If I can get folks to taste [...]
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Last month while I was traveling in Southern Ontario, I stopped for a visit at Sunnybrook Farms Estate Winery to taste their range of quality fruit wines. The winery was the first quality fruit winery in Canada, established in 1993. I tried their apple cider and was blown away!
Sunnybrook Farm Estate Winery is owned [...]
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The other day I was sitting at the Montreal, Canada airport lounge situated opposite the Duty Free shop and was astounded at what I was noticing in front of me. I was observing crowds of people cueing at the tills to be able to pay for their numerous bottles of wine before they get on [...]
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The other day I was sitting at the Montreal, Canada airport lounge situated opposite the Duty Free shop and was astounded at what I was noticing in front of me. I was observing crowds of people cueing at the tills to be able to pay for their numerous bottles of wine before they get on [...]
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