November, 01, 2017 China: How the Ningxia 2017 harvest is looking

(Decanter) - Wines from the 2017 harvest in China's premier winemaking region look set to be fresher and slightly lower in alcohol than last year, but some white wine producers are rejoicing after avoiding the rot that damaged their 2016 crop. Sylvia Wu, editor of DecanterChina.com, reports fr...

October, 31, 2017 JAMES SUCKLING: WINE CAN BE MADE AS POPULAR AS STARBUCKS IN CHINA

(TDB) - Drawing an analogy between coffee and wine, American wine critic James Suckling believes that wine can be made as popular as Starbucks coffee in China providing consumers are granted access to quality wines. Speaking to dbHK prior to his annual Great Wines of the World event in Hong Kong...

October, 31, 2017 SSU Launches Fire Impact Study

(Wines&Vines) - Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute is conducting a wildfire impact assessment study that will focus on the wine industry in California’s North Coast region, including Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties. The study, launched Oct. 11, aims ...

October, 31, 2017 Zero emissions winery possible in 15 years, says Torres

(Decanter) - Spanish winemaker Miguel Torres Snr has said that wineries must aim to be carbon neutral and that he is looking at ways to re-use carbon dioxide from fermentation as part of a project that involves investing more than 10% of company profits annually. John Stimpfig reports from Penedes....

October, 31, 2017 You Can Help California's Wine, Beer And Spirits Country Rebound From The Fires By Doing This

(Forbes) - On the day after she fled her Santa Rosa, California, home, cautiously steering through the wreckage of her neighborhood with her terrified 20-year-old daughter following closely behind, my dear friend  Herlinda Heras  whispered on the phone to me, “We usually help e...

October, 31, 2017 Corona Is Making A Weed-Infused Beer And Summer Has Never Looked Better

(Herb) - Corona has long branded themselves as the ideal beach beer. So it only makes sense that they would embrace another notoriously beach-worthy product: weed. Needless to say, summer just leveled up.  Constellation Brands, Corona’s parent company, will soon be releasing marijuana...

October, 29, 2017 Regular Red Wine Boosts Fertility Among Women: Research

(PerfScience) - Regular consumption of red wine has been linked to many health benefits in the past. A new research has now linked regular red wine consumption to better fertility among women. The research team at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri suggests that due to high amount of resve...

October, 29, 2017 Wine labels should list all additives - including fish bladders - says France's first female Master of Wine

(Telegraph) - Wine additives such as extracts of dried fish bladders and animal pancreases should be listed on bottle labels to discourage their use, according to France’s first female Master of Wine. Isabelle Legeron said few  wine drinkers  realise what goes into their favourit...