November, 20, 2017 The 20 best wines in the world, according to Wine Spectator

(Businessinsider) - Wine Spectator's editors have been reviewing the best wines in the world since 1988. Each year, they release their list of the  top 100 wines  in the world. "The wines featured on our Top 100 list capture the character of the past year and exemplify the quality a...

November, 20, 2017 Distributors Republic National and Breakthru to Merge

(Wines&Vines) - Consolidation in the wine distribution tier continued this week, as the second- and third-largest companies—Republic National Distributing and Breakthru Beverage Group—announced a merger. The deal will scale up the new company to a size more comparable to the leader,...

November, 20, 2017 France: Record sales total for Hospices de Beaune 2017 auction

(Decanter) - See the headline results from this year's Hospices de Beaune auction held over the weekend. The  Hospices de Beaune 2017  auction raised a record 13.5 million euros (£12m, $16m), according to auction organiser Christie’s, beating the previous record set in...

November, 20, 2017 Wine Country Tourism Picks Up After Wildfires

(Wines&Vines) - Media reporting and images may have left many with the impression that Sonoma and Napa wine country was laid to waste by October firestorms, but only weeks later, a different picture has emerged. Tourists are returning to hotels and tasting rooms, welcomed by staff eager to...

November, 19, 2017 Family Biz: For Frey Vineyards, It’s Business Not-as-Usual After Wine Country Wildfires

(KQED) - Molly McCalla scours the ruins of the Frey family vineyard looking for her black cat. The fire rushed over the hill so fast that there was no time to get the cat before they fled. But McCalla has been leaving food where the cat’s home used to be, and she’s seen some paw prin...

November, 19, 2017 Neighbors: Massive Gallo winery could mean ‘free-for-all’ in Lodi wine country

(Recordnet) - Phil Abba has a working relationship with E&J Gallo. His family has sold grapes to the Modesto-based winemaker since the 1960s. That doesn’t mean he wants Gallo, the largest exporter of California wine, building a massive new winery in the vineyards across the road from h...

November, 19, 2017 Changing the Way We Drink

(Wine-Searcher) - Different sizes, formats and closures are moving us away from the traditional bottle-cork-glass wine experience. In October 2017, British supermarket Waitrose launched a new range of half bottle, own-label wines in an attempt to lure mid-week diners away from the ubiquitous 750ml...

November, 19, 2017 Wells Fargo Analyst Sees Beverage Alcohol In Coca-Cola's Future

(Forbes) - Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey has not ruled out the company getting into the alcohol industry. Quincey dropped that mini bombshell to CNBC’s Squawk on the Street headquartered on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. His comment was in response to Wells Fargo analyst Bonnie Herz...