January, 14, 2018 Viticulture briefs: Vintage Wine Estates buys Washington winery

(Pressdemocrat) - Vintage Wine Estates buys Washington winery Vintage Wine Estates of Santa Rosa has acquired Tamarack Cellars of Walla Walla, Wash. The purchase was announced on Friday. Ron and Jamie Coleman founded Tamarack Cellars in 1998 and the winery is noted for its red blend, merlot a...

January, 14, 2018 'Women in Wine' Focus of New Hampshire's Wine Week

(AP) —  New Hampshire 's annual celebration of wine is focusing on women in the industry this year. Wine tastings, dinners and talks highlight the event from Jan. 22-28, including a "Cellar Notes: Women in Wine" seminar on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the Puritan Backroom in Manche...

January, 14, 2018 Napa’s Wine Train speeds up — but can it match new owners’ ambitions?

(SFChronicle) - When Scott Goldie was just a boy, he waited by the railroad tracks in Montana and as the Milwaukee Road rolled by, his grandfather — a train engineer — would hoist him onto the locomotive. Now, Goldie is operating his own train, one where tickets sell for h...

January, 11, 2018 Tax Changes Hit Wine's Alcohol Levels

(Wine-Searcher) - Congress's tax reform has had an unintended consequence for those who don't appreciate high-alcohol wines. If you like high-alcohol wines, you won't care about this story. But if you don't, take notice: a US federal agency is about to make a monumental decision that will cha...

January, 11, 2018 Spot the difference: Tirage and dosage in Champagne – ask Decanter

(Decanter) - Ben Jenkins, Sidmouth, asks: What is the difference between tirage and dosage in the production of Champagne? John Stimpfig replies: Both additions are key elements in the winemaking process for Champagne and all bottle-fermented sparkling wine. Liqueur de tirage is a liquid solu...

January, 11, 2018 Jon Sebastiani's Sonoma Brands Raises $60 million

(Forbes) - The venture capital fund  Sonoma Brands  has launched one of its companies,  Smashmallow , as a freestanding entity and named food industry finance veteran David Lacy as CEO. Smashmallows are snackable marshmallows. They will be distributed through Target st...

January, 11, 2018 Huneeus Vintners Purchasing Benton-Lane Winery in Oregon's Willamette Valley

(WB) - Napa-based  Huneeus Vintners  LLC is purchasing  Benton-Lane Winery  in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, according to the seller. Steve Girard, known for founding Girard Winery in the Napa Valley with wife Carol, on Wednesday confirmed the sale of the Oregon wine...

January, 11, 2018 As climate changes, so will wine grapes

(HarvardNews) - To adapt to warmer temperatures, vintners may have to plant lesser-known varieties If you want to buy good wine, Elizabeth Wolkovich says, you’re going to want to stop looking at labels and just listen to your taste buds. An assistant professor of organismic and evolutio...