May, 03, 2012 US: N.J. wineries raise a glass as law that allows them to ship directly to customers takes effect

(NJ) - Click and sip. New Jersey wine connoisseurs can now have bottles from the state’s wineries shipped directly to them, after a bill signed by Gov. Chris Christie in January went into effect Tuesday. It won’t dramatically increase profits for New Jersey’s wineries, said Tom Cosentino, s...

May, 03, 2012 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, Old and New

(PalatePress) - One of the most controversial topics about Californian wine—and thus, one of the most widely discussed by wine lovers—is how much Napa Cab has changed over the years, or whether it has truly been altered. Every time I go to Napa and Sonoma with a group of wine writers, we alw...

May, 03, 2012 US: Rock Band Train Ventures Into The Wine Industry

(HuffingtonPost) - Backstage with the rock band Train before a performance at San Francisco's hallowed Great American Music Hall may not be quite what you expect from a Grammy-winning, multiplatinum group. What's missing from the dressing room – groupies, bling and that we're-about-to-trash-thi...

May, 03, 2012 Functional Technologies Announces New Wine Yeast Strains, Features to Complement Portfolio

(MARKETWIRE) - Functional Technologies Corp. CA:FEB -2.86% (the "Company") is pleased to announce today recent developments and initiatives to support growing customer enthusiasm and demand for the Company's proprietary hydrogen sulphide (H2S)-preventing wine yeasts. This includes the availability o...

May, 02, 2012 AUS: Wine industry faces job cuts, ongoing grape glut

(ABC) - The SA Wine Industry Council says a loss of 85 jobs at Orlando Wines reflects a challenging export market. The company bottles Jacob's Creek, Richmond Grove and several other wines and says most of the jobs are going from South Australia. Louisa Rose of the wine council says the industry i...

May, 02, 2012 Schumer addresses wine industry worry about counterfeit ice wine

(MPNNow) - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the federal government to crack down on counterfeit wine that the U.S. wine industry says is flooding the market, leaving high-quality wine from the Finger Lakes region unable to compete. Schumer will meet with industry leaders at Sheldrake Point Win...

May, 02, 2012 US: Wine Shippers From Forest Floor

(Wines&Vines) - A new company is using a novel material from an ancient source to manufacture wine shippers. As wineries build their direct-to-consumer markets and strive for sustainability, shipping containers have become a critical element in the packaging mix. Strength, insulation properties and ...

May, 02, 2012 Clock ticks on Koch case over fake Jefferson wine

(Reuters) - The clock could be running out for billionaire William I. Koch in a lawsuit against Christie's in which he accused the auction house of fraud over his purchase of wines said to have been owned by third American president Thomas Jefferson. A federal appeals court panel in New York on W...