July, 21, 2010 French wine scam effects Pinot Noir

Are your taste buds good enough to distinguish between Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon or between Pinot Noir and Syrah? I don’t believe that I can always distinguish between certain varietals, but it is nice to be able to take a blind taste of a wine and then look at the bottle to find out exactly ...

July, 20, 2010 Hong Kong Wants More U.S. Wine

Napa,CA -- Hong Kong is already the United States’ third-largest export market for wine, and its local government is trying to attract even greater imports. The semi-self-governing part of China that was leased to the UK for 150 years imported $52 million in wine from the U.S. in 2009, up 98% from...

July, 20, 2010 Full Comment In Pennsylvania, the New World Order gets into the wine business

In most parts of the free world, you can buy a bottle of wine at your local grocery store. But not in Pennsylvania, whose weirdly anachronistic laws permit wine and liquor to be sold only in state-owned stores staffed by public employees. Over the years, many attempts have been made to reform this p...

July, 20, 2010 Washington Wineries Oppose Ballot Measure

Wash. -- An initiative on Washington state’s general election ballot this November could potentially undo years of legislative progress made by the state’s wine industry -- all in the name of liberalizing distribution rules. Spearheaded by Issaquah, Wash.-based Costco Wholesale Corp., initiative...

July, 20, 2010 Global warming 'boon' for Riesling

Global warming has been a boon for Riesling, last week's Riesling Rendezvous conference in Seattle heard. The conference, hosted by Ernie Loosen, Decanter's Man of the Year 2005, and Ted Baseler, the president of Château Ste Michelle, was attended by well over 350 professionals from all four corner...

July, 19, 2010 How Sonoma Wineries Thrive While Many Cut Prices, Sell Property

(Bloomberg) -- Ziggy, a golden Labrador trained to sniff out bad wine corks, is showing off his tricks at Sojourn Cellars’ tasting salon in Sonoma. I’m visiting this charming white clapboard house to find out why owner Craig Haserot is thriving when big-name Napa wineries are discounting their c...

July, 18, 2010 LIFELONG HEALTH: Red grape antioxidant one benefit of wine

The evidence is compelling that red wine can be very beneficial to your health. In scientific tests on fungi, fish and mice, the compound resveratrol, which is found in red wine, has been shown to improve overall health and substantially prolong life.Resveratrol is a phytoalexin found in high concen...

July, 18, 2010 Tax delinquency list updated for liquor, wine and beer sales

The Minnesota Department of Revenue has updated its online posting of Minnesota businesses prohibited from purchasing liquor, beer or wine to resell. The department updates the list each month to reflect companies that have failed to pay taxes to the state. The department posts a list of active liqu...