October, 23, 2017 What Wine Should You Pair with Carrots?

(WineMag) - As common as the carrot is, it’s also underappreciated. You know that they’re delicious raw, roasted, pickled and puréed into a soup, but don’t stop there. Carrots are also at home in croquettes, salsa, gnocchi, savory soufflés and even ice cream. ...

October, 23, 2017 Next challenge in Wine Country fires: colossal cleanup before winter rains

(SFChronicle) - While the worst of the wildfires is over for Wine Country, the region faces another daunting test: the cleanup of heaps of ash, twisted metal and blackened debris scattered across some 250 square miles of burned hills and valleys — an area five times the size of San Franc...

October, 23, 2017 Amazon is shutting down its Amazon Wine business in the wake of the Whole Foods deal

(Recode) - Amazon notified wine sellers on Monday that the company would shut down its Amazon Wine business at the end of this year. Amazon Wine, which has been around for about five years, allowed wineries and other wine suppliers to sell wine through  Amazon.com . Alcohol industry re...

October, 23, 2017 Cal Fire: Sonoma County fires will be contained by Wednesday

(PD) - As firefighters anticipate full containment of the deadly Sonoma County wildfires by Wednesday, an evacuation order was lifted in eastern portions of the Sonoma Valley and more residents were allowed to visit burned areas Saturday. Sonoma County officials opened damaged areas of Bennett V...

October, 22, 2017 Many Wine Country Tasting Rooms Reopen As North Bay Wildfires Near Containment

(CBSSF) — Most wine tasting rooms have reopened in Napa and Sonoma counties following the wildfires this month in the two counties, a winery advocacy group said Friday. Fewer than a dozen wineries were destroyed or heavily damaged in the fires and some operated despite the challenging cond...

October, 22, 2017 6 of Europe's coolest wine regions every traveller will want to visit

(Wanderlust) - These premier wine-producing regions offer extraordinary landscapes, intriguing history and the best wines in the world. What more could a wine-loving traveller ask for? 1: Languedoc, France Languedoc-Roussillon (often called "the Languedoc") is a historic coastal region in s...

October, 22, 2017 Northwest Rallies Behind Fire-Ravaged Wineries

(Wines&Vines) - Northwest wineries aren’t just opening their wallets, they’re opening their cellars to counterparts in Northern California hit hard by wildfires. Last weekend, Jim Bernau of Willamette Valley Wineries Inc. used social media to extend an offer of three weeks o...

October, 22, 2017 Bordeaux Sweats on Cabernet Quality

(Wine-Searcher) - The red grapes are in the vats in Bordeaux, but what damage has the weird growing season caused?   With the Cabernet Sauvignon safely in the vats and the Sauternes picking well advanced, it's a good moment to take another look at the 2017 Bordeaux harvest – what t...