May, 16, 2011 Functional food, functional wine?

Two New York Times stories put the spotlight on so-called "functional foods" this weekend. One (Dessert, Laid-Back and Legal) reported on processed snacks containing melatonin; another (Foods with Benefits, or So They Say) attempted to shed light on the murky world of health claims on food labels. D...

May, 16, 2011 US: Wine Train and Mondavi Winery Team Up on New Class

(PR.com) - The Napa Valley Wine Train has just launched a new wine appreciation class that explores food, wine and Napa winery history. The course entitled “Eat, See, Learn,” encourages guests to relish every moment and deeply explore each bite and sip while traveling through and learning about ...

May, 16, 2011 Latour Takes on Lafite in China Sales, Shipwrecked Champagne

(Bloomberg) - Can Chateau Latour catch Chateau Lafite? We’ll find out on May 27, when vintages from Latour’s cellar in Bordeaux spanning almost 150 years go on sale at Christie’s International in Hong Kong. Wines resting in the perfect storage conditions of a chateau’s cellar command a se...

May, 16, 2011 India: Wineries have nothing to whine about now

MUMBAI: After a huge post-budget increase in prices of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer in the state, restaurant and bar owners see a larger business plan in the industry: Promote wine. The prices of wine brands have remained stable and, sources said, prices may further come down as the...

May, 15, 2011 US: From wild to wine in Arizona

ARIZONA -- The familiar landscapes of the Arizona outback beckon: Red rock canyons, shaded creeks and rivers snaking through the scoured earth, trains chugging through Wild West territory along cliff edges, spectacular desert plateaus with names like Cathedral Rock, ancient stone dwellings built int...

May, 15, 2011 A Prehistoric Microbial World in a Glass of Wine

When having a glass of wine or beer, have you ever wondered why and how yeast “learn” to produce these superb food products? Yeasts are unicellular fungi and so far over 1,500 different species have been described. Among them are important industrial organisms, pathogens and model organisms whic...

May, 15, 2011 California: Wine industry opposed to local tax option

With state lawmakers having reached a stalemate over Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed tax extensions, legislation designed to take the matter out of the state’s hands is in the works. Senate Bill 653, proposed by Senate leader Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, would give counties and school distric...

May, 14, 2011 Canada's weird liquor laws

Radio host Terry David Mulligan’s decision to stroll across the B.C. border to Alberta with a case of wine today was meant to draw attention to an old, and in his mind, outdated law governing alcohol in this country. The B.C. radio host's beef is with Canada’s Importation of Intoxicating Liqu...