Fine wine prices fall as Bordeaux and Burgundy weaken, says Liv-ex

(Decanter) - Optimism has given way to foreboding on the fine wine market as a new report shows falling prices for top Burgundy and Bordeaux in 2019. New figures from Liv-ex show declines of between 3% and 7% across several indices tracking prices of top Burgundy and Bordeaux in the first 1...

Constellation exec named Canopy CEO as takeover odds grow

(NBBJ) - Canopy Growth Corp., the world’s most valuable cannabis company, has appointed Constellation Brands Inc.’s finance head as its chief executive officer, raising the odds that the alcohol giant will buy Canopy outright. David Klein, currently chief financial officer of Co...

Tariff Hikes Could Hit All EU Wines

(Wine-Searcher) - The gloves are coming off in the trade war, as more European wines face the 100-percent tariff.   The ugly trade war between the United States and the European Union looks like worsening, after US trade authorities suggested increasing tariffs and broadening their scope...

Natural Wine is Having a Moment

(Barrons) - At LaLou, in Brooklyn’s trendier-by-the-minute neighborhood of Prospect Heights, the crowd is buzzing on a rainy evening in the middle of a fall week, filling the cheery 50-seat restaurant and sampling among 16 mostly natural wines offered by the glass at the restaurant’s sl...

Napa County Board of Supervisors to Review Planning Commission Vote in Bremer Case

(WB) - The Napa County Board of Supervisors is expected to review a vote by the Planning Commission to allow a winery the right to maintain rocks walls and other structures built years ago too close to a creek that runs through its property. The Napa County Planning Commission on Oct. 16 d...

Adverse weather causes global wine production to decline by 11% in 2019

(Vinex) - Global wine production will slump this year due to poor weather conditions, particularly in the three key wine producing countries of Spain, Italy and France which between them account for more than 80% of the EU’s output.   According to the  International Organisation ...

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...