Consumers Trade Up, U.S. Wine Sales Rise 3%

(Wines&Vines) - Domestic wines gained ground in August, with Cabernet Sauvignon leading the way through both off-premise and direct-to-consumer channels.  U.S. wine sales totaled $3.6 billion in August, up 3% from a year earlier according to market research firm bw166, while off-premise...

What climate change means for the wine industry

(TheGuardian) -The warmer weather may benefit English vineyards, but winemakers from Bordeaux to California are struggling. Here are six wines rising to the challenge. One of the ways the British media covers climate change is to treat it as a bit of banter in silly-season items on English wine....

How Two Buck Chuck made wine less douchey

(TheHustle) - Walk into almost any Trader Joe’s store and the first thing you’ll see is an enormous display of Charles Shaw wine — or, as it’s more affectionately known, “Two Buck Chuck.” At $2.99 per bottle, Two Buck Chuck is one of TJ’s all-time best-s...

Singing the Praises of the Three-Tier System

(Wine-Searcher) - Liquor attorney Rob Tobassien talks to Liza B. Zimmerman about the ups and downs of the three-tier liquor model. Robert Tobiassen is legal consultant based in Virginia. He spent 34 years working for the federal service with regulatory, taxation and administrat...

Paso Wineries Seek to Deliver 'Wow' Factor

(Wines&Vines) -As Paso Robles embraces urban winery development with its downtown public market and a new industrial winery complex, estate wineries also continue to expand production and hospitality facilities to capitalize on the region’s growing popularity among wine consumers. Cass...

Class Action Suit Accusing Southern-Glazers of Unfair Business Practices Dismissed

(WB) - A federal judge in San Jose has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC, the nation’s largest wine distributor, according to court records. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Monday tossed out the complaint restaurant owners and others...

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...

Wine Business Monthly and Wines & Vines, both owned by the Wine Communications Group, will merge under the Wine Business Monthly

(SONOMA, CA)- Wine Communications Group, owner of both Wine Business Monthly magazine and Wines & Vines magazine, announced that the two leading business-to-business wine publications will merge under the Wine Business Monthly brand, effective with the January 2019 issue. Wine Communi...