July, 18, 2017 Wine hacks riled about wine hackers

(Indaily) - Why not try to replicate Australia's cheap, environmentally-unfriendly plonk in a laboratory? Wine writer Philip White rounds off his short series on poison, wine and groundwater. The derision had dribbled to a drip: the naysayers had all wandered off somewhere else when  D...

July, 11, 2017 ‘Sideways’ is Still Impacting the Wine Industry

(Food&Wine) - Ray Isle weighs in on how the film affected the overall quality of Pinot Noir and Merlot. It’s been over a dozen years since the movie  Sideways  hauled in five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, leading up to the 2005 Academy Awards. ...

July, 11, 2017 Demolition of Prohibition-era wall reveals centuries-old wine collection

(CNN) - Museum workers in New Jersey broke through a Prohibition-era wall and a locked wooden cage to discover over 50 bottles and 42 demijohns of rare Madeira wine dating back as early as 1769. Liberty Hall Museum  at Kean University in Union, New Jersey, says the discovery yields t...

July, 11, 2017 WINE RANGE FOR DOGS LAUNCHED

(TDB) - Following the opening of London’s first bar for dogs comes news of the launch of a non-alcoholic wine range for our four-legged friends. Created by American company Apollo Peak, the range includes a ‘Chardognay’, ‘Malbark’ and ‘Zinfantail’, ...

July, 11, 2017 CA: Alamo Fire Quadruples in Size

(Wines&Vines) - The Alamo fire outside Santa Maria is currently burning nearly 29,000 acres with 15% containment, according to Santa Barbara County Fire Department officials. More than 1,600 firefighters have been deployed from across California as part of a coordinated attempt to battle t...

July, 11, 2017 Bumper year for English wine as figures show it is now £130m industry

(Telegraph) - English wine enjoyed a bumper year in 2016, and it is now £130m industry, a new study shows. Independent English wine producers saw their turnover rise to a record £132 million last year, a 16 per cent increase on 2015, showing that the industry has ...

July, 11, 2017 Pope orders ‘natural’ wine for Holy Communion

(Decanter) - Vatican officials have told Catholic priests that wine used for Holy Communion must be 'natural' and should not be sour, and that they should avoid gluten-free bread. New rules on  Holy Communion wine  and bread issued by the Vatican come due to concerns about the wid...

June, 29, 2017 The mysterious magic behind Napa’s mountain-grown wines

(NVR) - “Wine is one of the most civilized and natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, offering a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.” — Ernest Hemingway Only three...