Embracing the Graciano Goof

(Winemag) - Central Coast vintners who thought they were planting the “Monastrell clone” of Mourvèdre just learned that they were instead harvesting an obscure grape from Rioja. On a recent afternoon in Paso Robles, Justin Smith, owner and winemaker, of Saxum Vineyards, stoppe...

Wine and Grape Scientists Meet near Philadelphia

(Wines&Vines) - King of Prussia, Pa.–Although William Penn planted vinifera grape varieties from Bordeaux in 1683 in what became Philadelphia, it has taken Pennsylvania more than three centuries to develop a wine industry. In 1983 there were approximately 25 wineries in the state; now, ac...

Man makes £21k profit on antique wine bottle he thought was fake

(TDB) - A man who bought what he thought was a fake 17th century wine bottle in order to stop others being conned into buying it was shocked when it proved to be genuine, making him a tidy profit of £21,470. As reported by the Express, Steve Williams, an antique collector and Network Rail ...

Jefford on Monday: The fullness of wine

  (Decanter) - “I was born in 1967.  That’s what it says on the paper.  But in reality I was born in 1867.  They just put me in the Frigidaire and took me out again 100 years later.”  The time traveller is Mounir Saouma: one of the most original thinker...

Trade Wars Dampen Spirits

(Wine Searcher) - When President Donald Trump took office in the United States, he pledged to create 25 million new jobs in the next decade. "We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth, and we will bring back our dreams," Trump trumpeted in his ina...

Sonoma Sees Strong Sales as Growth Plateaus

(Wines&Vines) - U.S. wine sales totaled $3.3 billion in June, according to market research firm bw166, the value unchanged from a year ago in a market where growth shows increasing signs of reaching a plateau.  The threat of growth coming to a halt was among the issues discussed at this...

Union Wine Company Expands Sales Team with New Vice President and Regional Managers

TUALATIN, OR – May 9, 2018 - Union Wine Company owner Ryan Harms is proud to announce three additions to the company's sales team. The Oregon winery has named Adam Coremin as Vice President of Sales, and Shannon McGill and Brian Altomari as Northeast Regional Manager and Midwest Regional Mana...

SPOTTSWOODE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY HONORED WITH THE 2017 GREEN MEDAL ENVIRONMENT AWARD

As part of the California Wines: Down to Earth Month celebration of sustainable winegrowing, Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery will receive the 2017 Green Medal Environment Award at the third annual Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. Presented to four wineries each year in the catego...

MACEDONIAN THRACE BREWERY FILES €100 MILLION-PLUS LAWSUIT AGAINST HEINEKEN AND ITS GREEK OPERATING COMPANY ATHENIAN BREWERY

Macedonian Thrace Brewery (MTB), a leading independent brewery in Greece, has filed a major legal action against Europe’s largest brewer, Heineken NV, and its 98.8%-owned Greek operating company, Athenian Brewery (AB), for nearly two decades of anti-competitive market abuse. This follows a...