August, 22, 2012 Robin Williams is selling his vineyard for a staggering $35 million

(DailyMail) - Comedian Robin Williams is showing that the wine business is no laughing matter - he has put his Napa Valley vineyard in California on the market for $35 million (£22 million). The Mrs Doubtfire star, 61, is seemingly giving up on the wine making venture by selling the lavish propert...

August, 22, 2012 US: Washington Wine Sales in 'State of Flux'

(Wines&Vines) - The first three months of privatization in Washington state have raised concerns regarding wine pricing, but some of the worst fears have yet to be confirmed. Washington state got out of the liquor business (including wine sales) at the end of May, following the passage of November 2...

August, 22, 2012 UK bulk wine imports a ‘serious threat’ to SA industry

(EngineeringNews) - The decision of UK retailers to switch to bulk wine imports rather than bottled wine is a “serious threat” to the South African wine industry, Department of Trade and Industry agroprocessing industrial development division chief Stephan Hanival said on Wednesday. “We are le...

August, 22, 2012 Marriage drives women to drink

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A new study has found that men are likely to drink less when they marry, but married women tend to increase their alcohol intake. A team led by Corinne Reczek, assistant professor in sociology at the University of Cincinnati, analysed data collected over a 47-year period fro...

August, 22, 2012 Top 10 bad wine ideas of our time

(TheAge) - 1. Lindeman's Tropicana cooler A 250ml, brightly coloured Tetra Pak with straw, withdrawn after the federal government suggested it may be attractive to children. 2. Penfolds Blue Rhapsody Sparkling wine of the '70s with slightly blue-ish colour. Withdrawn because of its similarity (in c...

August, 21, 2012 A Social Media Primer

(Wines&Vines) - While figuring out wine distribution and compliance can be confusing to winery staff, those tasks are nothing compared to sorting out social media and its channels. During a recent talk in Napa, Karen Rice, the regional development director of Constant Contact, the popular email mark...

August, 21, 2012 Snooth Points Its Wine Algorithm at Springpad Recipes

(BusinessWeek) - When relaxing with a glass of Bordeaux, the last thing most people want to do is math. But for wine website Snooth there’s no more perfect pairing than a fine wine and a complex algorithm. Snooth is working with note-taking service Springpad to match the perfect wine to the recipe...

August, 21, 2012 Nonalcoholic Berry Wine Concoction Could Possibly Benefit Diabetics

(RedOrbit) - “You are what you eat.” This quote has long highlighted the intersection between food and health for the body. Interestingly enough, a team of investigators from the University of Illinois (U of I) recently discovered compounds in Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines that stop en...