Constellation Brands Uncorks Big Q1 Earnings Beat as Wine Focus Boosts Sales

(TheStreet) - Constellation Brands ( STZ  -  Get Report ) posted stronger-thane-expected first quarter earnings Friday, and boosted its full-year profit outlook, as the Corona beer maker continues to reap the rewards of selling its low-end wine brand portfolio for around $1.7 bi...

Keller Prevails in Pregnancy Discrimination Trial

(WB) - A Napa County jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of The French Laundry and Chef Thomas Keller in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee. Vannessa Scott-Allen, 28, a former captain at Per Se in New York, filed a lawsuit in 2016 after she was denied a transfer to The Fren...

This Wine Theme Park and Museum Is a Vino Lover's Dream

(People) - Wine lovers, break out that bucket list —  La Cité du Vin  is your next must-see spot. If you’ve ever found yourself taking in a day at the amusement park and thinking your trip would be much improved with a bottle of white or red (or perhaps rosé i...

Probe into Bordeaux wine labels causes concern

(Decanter) - An investigation into whether certain Bordeaux wine labels mislead consumers has caused uncertainty among châteaux and merchants in the region. Officials from the regional office dealing with fraud and consumer protection, Direccte, have been investigating whether so...

FRENCH TYCOON BUYS SOTHEBY’S FOR US$3.7BN

(TDB) - Franco-Israeli media tycoon and art collector Patrick Drahi has acquired auction house Sotheby’s for US$3.7 billion it has been announced. The move returns Sotheby’s, which is one of the world’s leading fine wine and spirits auctioneers, to private hands after 31 years ...

Why wine is being rebranded as the hot new health drink

(SonomaNews) - Can wine be rebranded as a health drink? In a bid to win over millennials, some wine industry creatives are giving it a shot. The millennials are simply not drinking their fair share of wine, according to Rob McMillan, the founder of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) Wine Division...

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...