Wine Industry Floods The TTB With Its Opinions On Wine Nutritional Labeling

(Forbes) - Last month the Washington, D.C.-based Alcohol and  Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau  (TTB) extended its deadline for Notice No. 176, the so-called “Modernization of the Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine, Distilled Spirits and Malt Beverages,” until...

Updated: College Admissions Bribery Scandal Hits California Wine Industry

(WS) - Federal prosecutors have announced that Agustin Huneeus Jr. will plead guilty in a case where he is accused of trying to get his daughter into USC through fraud and bribery. Federal prosecutors announced today that 13 parents and one coach involved in the college admissions scam have...

EU TAX ROW COULD COST DIAGEO £278M

(TDB) - Diageo, the world’s largest premium alcoholic beverage group, is caught in the crossfire in a row between the European Union and the UK Treasury which could cost it £278 million in back tax. The dispute centres on a tax scheme introduced in 2012 by the then Chancellor of...

Sonoma’s Benziger bridges gap between wine and weed

(SonomaNews) - Ninety percent of consumers in Sonoma County are new to the world of cannabis, so a guide is critical to help bridge the gap between wine and weed. So says Mike Benziger, who has decided to serve as liaison, welcoming the cannabis curious into the fold. The former winemaker of Ben...

Does Great Wine Terroir Exist If No One Is There To Appreciate It?

(Forbes) - There is a well-known philosophical thought experiment that provokes questions about people’s perceptions: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" It can be related to a person’s own sense of self; if they are not noticed, re...

Is this the best wine in the world? An app with 35 million subscribers says so.

(MercuryNews) - What’s the best wine in the world? Every winemaker would love to produce it. Every wine lover would love to drink it and hoard a few bottles in the cellar. Every wine writer would love to anoint it and tell you to buy it. What’s the best wine in the world? Every ...

From Bulgaria With Love – Kukeri Wines’ Petar Kirilov Turns Village Wisdom into Gold Medals

(SFGate) - To understand Petar Kirilov’s relationship with wine you first have to learn about Kukeri, a pagan festival in his native Bulgaria. Held during the   first days of January and dating back 8,000 years, Kukeri once served as a dual celebration of both Dionysus (wine, fertility, ...

Welch’s Global Ingredients Group launches new grape juice solutions for the wine industry

Grape juice supplier Welch’s Global Ingredients Group has embarked on a foray into the wine industry. The company has launched a Niagara grape juice solution that is designed to be a cost-effective but high-quality filler or base wine for a broad variety of different wine styles. The Ni...

ARGYLE WINERY AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART TO UNVEIL THIRD ANNUAL “ART OF SPARKLING” RELEASE

DUNDEE, Ore. – Argyle Winery is excited to announce that it will be unveiling its limited-edition 2015 Art of Sparkling Vintage Brut at a special event to be held on September 15th. As part of Argyle’s philanthropic support of the Oregon arts community, Art of Sparkling is a unique prog...