September, 05, 2017 DISTELL SELLS OFF WINE BRANDS

(TDB) - South African drinks group, Distell, has divested itself of several vineyards and estates as it seeks to concentrate on just four key brands. The company has reportedly sold off the Le Bonheur and Stellenzicht estates and their respective ranges and more wine assets may follow as the gro...

September, 05, 2017 Say Goodbye To Rosé And Hello To Blue Wine, Your New Insta-Worthy Drink This Fall

(Elitedaily) - If you spent this summer seeking out the perfect glass of rosé while sporting an off-the-shoulder top, then trust me, you're going to want in on the next drink trend coming your way. You already know that fall is PSL season, but now there's a new, and possibly even b...

September, 05, 2017 First D.C.-produced wine flows from District Winery

(GWHatchet) - For your next “Wine Wednesday,” you could pick up some bottles from Trader Joe’s or go straight to the source with a trip to District Winery. District Winery is the city’s first urban winery, housing every part of the winemaking process from crushing grapes ...

September, 05, 2017 California Harvest for Still Wine Begins

(Wines&Vines) - Three weeks after North Bay wineries started picking sparkling wine crops, grapes for still wine production are now trickling in for other growing regions. Kim Stemler, executive director of Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association (MCVGA) reported that in the last ...

September, 05, 2017 Bordeaux: Château Phélan Ségur sold to Belgian investor

(Decanter) - The sale of St-Estèphe’s Phelan Segur has been confirmed this morning (05 September), with the 70-hectare property passing from the hands of brothers Thierry, Laurent and Stéphane Gardinier to Philippe Van de Vyvere, Belgian owner of Sea-Invest shipping company. ...

September, 05, 2017 The World's Most Expensive Merlots

(Wine-Searcher) - It's time to run the rule over a much-maligned, but still hugely popular grape variety.   Say what you like about the humble Merlot grape but it is nothing if not resilient. Repeatedly knocked back by circumstance, criticism and changing fashions,  Merlot &nb...

September, 05, 2017 Wine Press: Young versus old wine - which is better?

(Masslive) - Young versus old. Talent vs. experience. Speed vs. skill. This age-old rivalry between younger and older competitors has been around for centuries, especially when it comes to sports. In golf, Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods dominated their sport in their early 20s. The NB...

August, 29, 2017 Berger on wine: When brett gives Bordeaux a barnyard aroma

(PressDemocrat) - One of the most widely acclaimed wines in the world is Chateau Mouton-Rothschild. Some people feel this red Bordeaux is about as good a wine as you can buy. Other people say various vintages of this wine are spoiled by an infection that leaves it with a horsey, leathery, barnyard-...