October, 01, 2017 How Science Saved Me from Pretending to Love Wine

(NewYorker) - I was in my late forties when I finally admitted to myself that I would never love wine. As other women fake orgasms, I have faked hundreds of satisfied responses to hundreds of glasses—not a difficult feat, since my father schooled my brother and me in the vocabulary of wine fr...

October, 01, 2017 How to Pick a Cheap Wine That Tastes Expensive

(Nasdaq) - You've been there before. You head to your local Trader Joe's to pick up that go-to $9.99 California pinot for a party, only to discover it's out of stock. You're left scratching your head and reaching for rosé, because, hey, everyone likes rosé, right? Wrong. We asked w...

October, 01, 2017 Harvest Fair wine sweepstakes announced at gala

(PD) - A pinot noir, a chardonnay and a blend won the coveted sweepstakes awards Sunday night at the Sonoma County Harvest Awards Gala, with two of the three from the Russian River valley appellation. Top honors in the red wine category went to Balletto Vineyards 2014 Russian River Valley Estate...

September, 28, 2017 Sluggish ripening dynamics: who is the culprit in 2017 in Northern California?

(Fruitionsciences) - This discussion is a follow up with our last blog on the  2017 maturation What is the situation end of september? A general disorder in sugar accumulation is observed in northern California. The trend is widespread and shows sluggish sugar accumulation r...

September, 28, 2017 Tons of grapes are stolen during France’s wine harvest

(PRI) - At least 7 metric tons of grapes were stolen in the dead of night from vineyards in France's prime wine-growing region of Bordeaux after a yield hit by poor weather, police say. Three vineyards have had grapes and even whole vines stolen since mid-September, police told AFP on ...

September, 28, 2017 Amazon Dealt a Distribution Blow

(Wine-Searcher) - A move into alcohol delivery might not be as easy as the internet behemoth thought.   Amazon's entry into the wine business looks like a giant blimp of doom for local wine shops. However, like the Hindenburg, it may have run into an unexpected snag. With its purch...

September, 28, 2017 Here's why this wine costs $16,000 per bottle

(BI) - In addition to being a renowned power lunch spot,  Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House  has been recognized for its impressive wine selection. The Manhattan location does $8 million a year in wine sales alone, wine director Crystl Horton told Business Insider before she s...

September, 28, 2017 Popping cork sound ‘makes wine taste better’ – experiment

(Decanter) - People who drink wine after hearing the sound of a cork popping are likely to think it tastes better, suggests a small study conducted by an Oxford University professor.  An experiment with 140 people in London found that the same wine can taste better if it follows the so...