June, 28, 2010 FEATURE : French wine merchants told to think like Coca-Cola

You know times have changed when French wines, bruised by competition from the “New World,” fight back with the upstarts’ own weapon — dropping complex regional labeling for the plain old grape name.Even the staunchest of Gallic wine lovers now order Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon instead ...

June, 27, 2010 Wine names get quirky

NAPA - Want to drink in Chaos Theory? Or perhaps you'd care to give your palate an Educated Guess? We're talking wines, of course, specifically a new breed of quirkily named wines that aim to make you think while you drink. "I'm a big believer in the theater of the mind," says Jerry Prial, who decid...

June, 25, 2010 Water shortages in Northern California's Wine Country to be addressed by IBM project

IBM and the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA), which supplies water to more than 600,000 people, have teamed up to address the pressing problem of water management in the heart of Northern California's wine country.From aging infrastructure to population growth to climate change, California's strai...

June, 25, 2010 Ingredient in red wine may prevent some blinding diseases

Resveratrol — found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants — stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the eye, according to vision researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The discovery has implications for preserving vision in blinding eye dis...

June, 24, 2010 Starbucks shop tries wine, 'coffee theater'

As experiments go, this one isn't flashy. But the success — or failure — of one Starbucks cafe on the edge of a trendy Seattle neighborhood could ripple through the nation's coffee house industry.Because where Starbucks goes, others follow. Dubbed "Olive Way," the store is the biggest percolato...

June, 24, 2010 Oregon's wine industry faces prospect of lower-priced future

Longtime Oregon winemaker Linda Lindsay huddled with her sales team last July, trying to figure out how to avoid the snares of an industry in free-fall around her. Recession-choked sales, reduced distribution opportunities and a looming oversupply of both grapes and finished wine had Lindsay, along ...

June, 24, 2010 Solutions for Eastern Winegrowers

Lancaster, Penn. -- A one-day workshop held May 27 in Lancaster attracted an audience from 13 states and Ontario. Organized by Mark L. Chien, statewide viticulture extension educator at the Penn State Cooperative Extension, the workshop addressed the sticky issues of sustainable, organic and Biodyna...

June, 24, 2010 Diageo Signs Sale, Leaseback Wine Deal In US

Global drinks giant Diageo PLC said Thursday that it has signed a sale and leaseback deal involving some of its land and facilities in Napa Valley, California, valued at approximately $260 million, part of the global drinks firm's ongoing review of its wine operations.The assets will be purchased an...