August, 29, 2017 Digging Deeper in Pay-for-Play Scandal

(Wine-Searcher) - In the wake of the Pennsylvania Liquor Board scandal, W. Blake Gray has some more observations. Last week's story about corruption at the PLCB was popular with readers, so my editor asked for a sequel. Are there more golf details? Yes there are. In going through the 2014 Pen...

August, 29, 2017 US: Northwest Wine Grape Harvest Starting

(Wines&Vines) - With the first grapes of the 2017 vintage starting to come off the vines in the Northwest, the number of wineries in the region continues to grow albeit at a slower pace than previous years. Released today, a census of the Oregon wine industry by the Southern Oregon Univ...

August, 29, 2017 Blue Wine Has Finally Made It to the U.S.

(Shape) - After over a year of waiting, the millennial-targeted, Instagram-friendly, sweet white wine will hit shelves in select states this September. If you've ever struggled to pick between a smooth glass of cabernet or a zesty sauvignon blanc, things are about to get a lot harder. The Spanis...

August, 28, 2017 Rosé Sales Are Skyrocketing In The U.S. —Thanks To Millennials, Of Course

(Refinery29) - As a generation, millennials rarely get praised. But when you consider the current popularity of  pink alcohol , we think we deserve a little credit, especially when it comes to what we've done for the good name of rosé. Millennials have long understood that ...

August, 28, 2017 Researchers unearth 6,000-year-old Italian wine in Sicily

(Panarmenian) - Researchers have discovered traces of wine in Sicily dating back to the fourth century BC - meaning Italians have been making and drinking wine for much longer than previously thought, The Local reports. A research team from the University of South Florida car...

August, 28, 2017 How Different Cooking Methods Change the Taste of Food

(WineMag) - Braising, simmering, roasting, grilling. Learn how four different heat sources and techniques turn the same ingredient into a variety of different dishes. Consider chicken. The same bird, depending on little more than the method in which it’s cooked, can make very differen...

August, 27, 2017 So, What Exactly Is Natural Wine?

(Bonappetit) - Natural wine: You’ve probably seen it on a menu or heard it shouted in a bar or maybe even downed a glass or three of the stuff at some point this year. It’s been everywhere. Chefs and bar owners can’t get enough of it, and neither can we. That’s why natural w...

August, 27, 2017 This is why France’s streets look like rivers of red wine right now

(YahooNZ) - Today in really interesting international news: The  streets of France are being flooded with wine  because of issues with the French wine trade. It seems European rules now allow the  free movement of wine  and other goods, even if they don’t meet product...