September, 04, 2012 America Drinking Top-End Wine Fuels Napa Deals

(BusinessWeek) - A new era for California’s priciest wine regions began Feb. 1, when PlumpJack Winery partners bought 50 acres in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap district, home to heralded vintners Shafer Vineyards, Clos du Val and Cliff Lede Vineyards. The purchase kicked off a sales spree for prem...

September, 03, 2012 Wine Phenols : Nonflavonoids and Flavonoids

(NewWorldWinemaker) - Phenolic compounds affect several sensory components of wine, including red wine color, astringency, bitterness, and olfactory profile. Though present at low levels, their concentrations are a primary factor in the differences between wine types and styles. They are also import...

September, 03, 2012 EUROPE: Decision on wine planting rights draws near

(Just-Drinks) - Wine growers in Europe should find out at the end of this year if the European Union will abandon decades-old planting rights, a move that some groups fear will lead to significant job losses across the continent's vineyards. A high-level group from the EU's agriculture ministry w...

September, 03, 2012 US: Harvest hopes fuel Sonoma wine auction

(PressDemocrat) - High energy, enticing sales lots and high hopes for the harvest drove up bidding Sunday afternoon at the 20th annual Sonoma Valley Wine Auction and raised a record $730,000, up $130,000 from last year. More than 550 guests gathered under the tent at Chateau St. Jean winery in Kenwo...

September, 03, 2012 No More Shame: Boxed Wine Now Comes In A High-End Fashion Purse

(NPR) - Ladies, if the thought of showing up at a party or a picnic with a box of wine seems a little gauche, there's now a product for you: Vernissage's "bag-in-a-bag" of wine. It's boxed wine, shaped like a handbag. Elliot Stern, CEO of Squish Wines, is in charge of importing the bags, which or...

September, 02, 2012 Home crush

(PressDemocrat) - This time of year, as the grapes ripen on the vine, home winemakers join the fervor of the season, the madcap crush. But for them, the season's pace is pro-rated. “Harvest on this scale is very manageable,” said Brian Tuller, who makes wine in his Santa Rosa garage. "It's ty...

September, 02, 2012 Roussillon: New Frontier in French Winemaking

(NYTimes) - By 10 a.m., the temperature has climbed to 33 degrees Celsius. A limestone bluff shimmers in the heat. In the valley below, olive trees, lizards and vines are some of the only living things that have survived 10 weeks without rain. In Mediterranean landscapes like this, people slow down ...

September, 02, 2012 France: Vineyard Buyer Pledges to Make Peace

(WSJ) - Louis Ng, the Macau casino executive who faced a vitriolic backlash in France after he bought a vineyard in Burgundy, says the reaction was "beyond expectations" and is pledging to pour at least €8 million ($10 million) into the estate to restore it to its former glory. Mr. Ng, a multimill...