California Wine

As one of the largest wine competition in the entire country and the largest outside of California, the Indy International is prominently recognized throughout the United States. In 2004 more than 3,600 of the world's best wines were judged by 75 wine experts. Entries were received from 41 American states and seventeen countries including: Canada, Greece, Austria, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Chile, Italy, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Hungary, Romania, Argentina, Israel, and Republic of Georgia. ... [Read More]

Sonoma County Wine Library
Fireside Chats - Often a wine author or celebrity, or topic of interest built around wine. We have had Joel Peterson of Ravenswood talk about his passion for Zinfandel, hosting it with a tasting at Ravenswood; Thomas Pinney, author of The History of Wine in America , give a slide lecture on the history of wine in Southern California, at Buena Vista; Gerald Asher, Wine Editor for Gourmet Magazine on "Wine and Literature"; Charles Sullivan, author of A Companion to California Wine , on California Wine history; Bob Thompson, Author of The Wine Atlas of California , on "Collecting Wine and Building a Wine Cellar"; and the list goes on. These evening events feature a talk, wine and food, and ticket price varies, with members getting a substantial discount. ... [Read More]

California Flash Intro
There is a flash movie playing that displays the following. California find yourself here! SCREEN 1. 20 Reasons to love California. 1. Three drive-through redwood trees along Highway 101 between Laytonville and Klamath. 2. A herd of 400 buffalo on Catalina Island. 3. 700 wineries (and counting), according to Wine Spectator's 2000 California wine guide. 4. Some 20,000 gray whales that pass our shores every December - April. 5. Buck Owens' Crystal Palace museum and concert hall in Bakersfield. SCREEN 2. 6. Cactus King Nursery, Encinitas, the largest retail cactus nursery on the West Coast. 7. Amusement and theme parks for kids of all ages. 8. 21 shiny locomotives on exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. 9. 120 miles of horseback riding trails in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. 10. Tien Hau Temple in San Francisco, the oldest Chinese temple in the U.S.. SCREEN 3. 11. More than 4,000 windmills in San Gorgonio Pass. 12. 21 historic missions. 13. St. Helena, western home ... [Read More]

Congressional Wine Caucus -- Welcome Page
n 1999, George Radanovich and I founded the Congressional Wine Caucus with the idea that Members of Congress could benefit from learning more about the challenges of growing grapes and making wine.  Additionally, we felt that people in the grape and wine business would be interested in hearing more about federal regulatory and legislative developments that affected them.  Since then, we've held numerous policy briefings and wine receptions on Capitol Hill, and become involved in a wide variety of legislative issues, all with the goal of promoting our incredibly vibrant American wine industry from the vineyard to the wine glass.  Please let us know if you find our website helpful or have suggestions to make it better.  ... [Read More]

Grapevine Remote sensing Analysis of Phylloxera Early Stress (GRAPES)
Problem California winegrape cultivation is vital to the State's economy andprovides the main support for the nation's $12 billion retail wineindustry. In 1994 the wine industry provided 194,000 direct jobsnationally, with total wages of $3.5 billion. Tax assessments on wineremitted $1.6 billion to federal, state and local governments (source:Barsby & Associates). ...

During the 1993-1995 time period, NASA Ames Research Center ( Ecosystem Science and Technology Branch ) collaborated with industry and university partners to develop and transfer the use of remote sensing and associated computerized technologies as a tool for vineyard managers to use in addressing the phylloxera problem. NASA's partners on this project included the University of California Cooperative Extension (Napa County), University of California Davis (Entomology Dept.) , California State University Chico (School of Agriculture) and the Robert Mondavi Winery . Staff from each organization brought unique expertise to the project, working together in the field, laboratory and computer room. The work was co-funded by NASA's Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology and the Robert Mondavi Winery. Project results are being made available to the wine industry, commercial remote sensing product vendors, agricultural community and general public through invited oral presentations an ... [Read More]

W3C Wine Links Page
**Please note that the links on the following pages will take you outside of The Congressional Wine Caucus' official website.  The Congressional Wine Caucus does not control the content of these websites, nor do these links constitute an endorsement by the Congressional Wine Caucus.  They are presented here for informational purposes only.** ...

[ Wine Home ] [ Caucus Members ] [ Caucus Action ] [ Caucus News ] [ Wine Information ] [ Wine Links ] ... [Read More]

The Status and Prospects of American Wine Production
    Wineries have been doing their duty of education and improving the consumer's knowledge about varietal wines. It was not too long ago that we wine consumers believed that all that existed were chablis, burgundy, and rose. Wineries, wine shops, wine indicators have spent years of time and energy educating consumers. Today's knowledgeable wine consumer is asking for and expects to get 100 percent variety of wine grape wines. ...

    The wine and winegrape business has enjoyed tremendous growth and success in recent years. Winegrapes are now grown in 45 of California's 58 counties covering 427,281 acres and ranking in the State's top 10 agricultural products. The value of California winegrapes was approximately $1.443 billion in 1998. The wine industry contributes more than $10 billionCAWG and Wine Institute have contracted for a comprehensive study to determine the impact of the wine and winegrape industry to the state*s economy. The study is scheduled for completion within the next two months. in economic activity to California each year. This economic activity pumps more than $626 million annually into state and local coffers from sales, excise, income and property tax revenues. ... [Read More]

W3C Wine Caucus News Page
Congressional Wine Caucus, composed of 11 senators and 91 House members from 28 states. The caucus was hosting a reception for the American Vintners Association, which represents the nation's wineries. "We decided to do a wine caucus because we felt that a lot of members had a desire to become educated on wine itself," said Radanovich. "And also it was a good mechanism to educate other members about the politics and policies of wine and the issues that face the wine industry." ... [Read More]

California State Library - CRB Reports
Pertinent bibliographic materials were selected for eight Central Valley counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare....The geographic bibliography is organized by county name, and by the terms "Central Valley" and "San Joaquin Valley." The subject theme bibliography includes agriculture, archaeology, botany, environment, fact books, geology, history, history--cultural minorities, history--maps, history--military, history--Native Americans, history--photographs, history--railroads, history--"who's who," land, literature, oil, and wine. ... [Read More]