December, 16, 2011 On Wine: Ancient Roman Wine

(Theepochtimes) - Did Romans drink wine like ours? When I was 11 years old, my father bought a beach house in Scauri, a vacation town almost midway between Rome and Naples that is the heart of the Falerno wine region. Wines produced in this area during the Roman Republic era achieved the status as s...

December, 16, 2011 US: Are California Wineries Looking to Sell?

(WineSpectator) - When Fiji Water purchased Justin Vineyards in the closing days of 2010, was it a sign? It’s far from a fire sale, but wineries in California are changing hands while others are quietly taking on new partners. The surge of deals follows two years of slow business activity—the st...

December, 16, 2011 Institute of Masters of Wine investigates Campo

(Decanter) - The Institute of Masters of Wine has instigated a formal investigation into the conduct of Pancho Campo MW and his organisation of tastings in Spain for the Wine Advocate. In a statement released today, the Institute of Masters of Wine said it was ‘aware of certain claims being made i...

December, 16, 2011 The ‘right’ wine glass?

(NapaValleyRegister) - With everything said and written about wine, not much space is devoted to the glass that can greatly enhance our vinous enjoyment. Sure, we hear a lot about shape and size, but most of the information comes from manufacturers via advertising and press releases. This can often ...

December, 16, 2011 US: N.J. Senate approves bill allowing wineries to sell directly to dealers

(NJ) - The state Senate has approved a measure to allow wineries to sell directly to retailers, and to ship small amounts of wine to consumers by mail. The bill (S3172), which is opposed by liquor distributors, passed 23-13. Similar bills have languished in the legislature for some time amid gridlo...

December, 15, 2011 Merde! Chinese Wines Did What To French Wines?

(BusinessInsider) - In France, the litany of job reductions continues. Today, Air France added 2,000 jobs to be eliminated to the 4,000 it had already announced. Late October, automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën announced 4,000 layoffs. Banks—Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Cré...

December, 15, 2011 Chinese buyers snap up more Bordeaux properties

(Decanter) - More Bordeaux chateaux have been snapped up by Chinese purchasers in the last few weeks – all within a few miles of each other, in one of the most picturesque parts of the region. The two chateaux – Lezongars and Grand Branet – are in the Entre-Deux-Mers region, making AOC Bordeau...

December, 15, 2011 Rule changes would put beer and wine with liquor in Oregon stores

(Oregonlive) - Enter Barry Karimi's liquor store in Lake Oswego and you're treated to a sparkling assortment of some 1,500 choices, anything from your basic fifth of Jack Daniels to locally made pear brandy with a full-sized pear grown inside the bottle. But if you want a Bud chaser with that Jac...