September, 06, 2017 Premium Wine Sales Decelerating

(SVBWine) - It's easy to tell people what they want to hear. It's harder to tell them what they don't want to hear. In 2007 I saw the above chart that tracked US home prices versus median family income. With other indicators in the market, I was convinced there was a real estate bubble a...

September, 06, 2017 Charles Banks agrees to sell his share in Mayacamas Vineyard

(WB) - Charles Banks has agreed to sell his share in the historic Mayacamas Vineyard before entering prison for fraud, according to court records.  In June, Banks was sentenced in San Antonio, Texas, to four years in federal prison and ordered to pay $7.5 million in restitution for defrauding...

September, 06, 2017 Would you bake with wine flour?

(Decanter) - Finger Lakes Wine Flour has created range of varietal flours using  Merlot ,  Cabernet Sauvignon ,  Cabernet Franc ,  Riesling  and  Gerwurztraminer , and a red blend. It also makes crackers, cupcakes and truffles from the flours. ‘In...

September, 06, 2017 Napa Valley vineyard asset bubble ready to pop?

(NBBJ) - Growing global interest in North Coast wines has uncorked fast price escalation for the vineyards they come from, particularly in Napa Valley, but forecasts about bursting asset bubbles and crashing vineyard values may be getting ahead of reality, according to a closely followed agribusine...

September, 06, 2017 Could English wine conquer the world?

(BBC) - France, Italy and Spain are some of the world's best known wine producing countries but could a growing English wine making industry ever threaten their dominance? At English winemaker Chapel Down the opinions of a group of tourists sampling the various wines it produces are mixed. "A...

September, 06, 2017 Why are Bill Gates and Richard Branson investing in meat that costs $18,000 a pound?

(Express) - The world loves meat. So much so that demand for meat products is projected to grow by nearly 70 percent by 2050. But meat production places a significant strain on the planet's resources. Research shows that today's meat-producing efforts use one-third of the Earth's fresh water and la...

September, 05, 2017 Innovation Must Still Deliver Wine Quality

(Wines&Vines) - Wine in can is one of today’s top trends, but the head buyer for a major grocery chain advised wineries to ensure they deliver on quality if trying the new container. “The big hot topic is cans of course, and these are growing quite popular,” said Curtis Man...

September, 05, 2017 Coravin launches new system for screw cap wines

(Decanter) - Coravin screw caps have been made available to Coravin Club members and are expected to go on general sale in the UK from 15 September, the company said this week. A pack of six caps costs £29.95, it said. It has already launched the screw cap devices in the US this ...