August, 12, 2012 French vineyard declared historic monument for 200-year-old vines

(Telegraph) - Pédebernade vines planted in Gers 200 years ago have been declared a French historic monument. French pensioner Réné Pédebernade knew that the gnarled and weathered vines that eight generations of his family had tended were something special. He even remembered his grandmother t...

August, 12, 2012 Making wine is easy

(TheDrinksBusiness) - I was asked recently if I’d ever considered being involved in the production of wine. Of course I have. Owning a winery is a luxurious lifestyle choice. It’s every sommelier’s dream to leave the hours, lousy pay and obnoxious customers and set up overseas and spend all...

August, 12, 2012 IS WINE COMPLEXITY A COMPLEX SUBJECT?

(Seattlepi) - So many subjects in the world of wine can appear to be complicated. So much so that many consumers tend to ignore all the parlance of wine writers, simply buy what they like and leave the debating and analyzing to the so-called experts. I have to say that I don’t blame them. The wine...

August, 11, 2012 New Crushpad Owners Ask Customers to Pay More

(WineSpectator) - The new owners of Crushpad, the financially troubled custom-crush winery sold at auction on Aug. 7, say customers who want to rescue their barreled and bottled wines will have to help foot the bill for the company’s reorganization. That's leaving plenty of clients confused and an...

August, 11, 2012 U.S. Beer and Wine-Making Growth Spikes

(USNEWS) - Americans have long enjoyed reaching for a cold one, and a growing number want to first make it themselves. The Brewers Association reported this week that the number of breweries in the U.S. is at a 125-year high. There are now 2,126 breweries in the U.S., the most since 1887. "There ...

August, 11, 2012 E. & J. Gallo Winery Announces Intention to Purchase Central Coast Winery and Crush Facility

/PRNewswire/ - E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) announced today the intention to purchase Courtside Cellars in San Miguel, California. The twelve-year-old winery will support the company's continued growth in California's Central Coast. The purchase includes 34 acres of land and a winery capable of cru...

August, 11, 2012 US: Michigan wineries toasting warm, dry summer

(DetroitNews) - Not every Michigan crop withered under the spring freeze and summer drought. Wine grapes across the Lower Peninsula are ripening largely unscathed. As vintners begin harvesting chardonnays and merlots, they've found that while some grapes may not have grown as large because of the...

August, 10, 2012 Wine Gadget Dodges Sharks

(Wines&Vines) - If you watched ABC’s “Shark Tank” season 3, episode 4, you might reasonably have concluded that Eric Corti sold his wine-preserving device to investors Lori Greiner and Mark Cuban for $400,000. But in the reality TV world, that’s not how it works, and that’s not what happen...