June, 02, 2019 Napa Valley: 10 new wine tasting rooms, restaurants, adventures

(Mercurynews) - Living near the Napa Valley means appreciating its allure year-round. We can traipse through verdant vineyards, pop into world-class wineries and catch incomparable sunsets whenever we want. But summer is our favorite season for a wine country escape. Almost on cue, the longer da...

June, 02, 2019 Not Every ‘Natural Wine’ Is Responsibly Farmed

(VinePair) - The “ natural wine ” trend has swept the food and wine industry, and lifestyle publications from  Vogue  to  Playboy  are covering the phenomenon. The benefits for small wineries have been huge; but, unfortunately, most of the conversations surrounding n...

May, 30, 2019 How France is fighting to save its struggling wine industry

(TheLocal) - The French government recently announced an ambitious research programme as part of its plan to fight for the survival of its declining vineyards. Here's a look at the reason behind the project. For any wine fans out there, it may come as a surprise that something so syno...

May, 30, 2019 400-Year-Old Bottles of Wine Found in a Shipwreck to Go Up for Auction

(Food&Wine) - Wine auctions (well,  booze auctions in general ) have been going bonkers recently. Just this March, Sotheby’s set a record  for the highest-grossing wine auction ever , buoyed by pricey bottles from Burgundy’s Domaine de la Romanée-Conti — ...

May, 30, 2019 Red or white? Wine preference reveals a lot about your personality, survey determines

(FoxNews) - If you like “Game of Thrones,” consider yourself an introvert, and enjoy traveling,  results found you’re probably into red wine . Conducted in advance of National Wine Day on May 25, the survey of 2,000 Americans (aged 21-plus) looked at the differences i...

May, 30, 2019 Fire, smoke damages Windsor winery warehouse

(PD) - A fire sparked by staining rags badly damaged at a Windsor winery warehouse Tuesday night, a Sonoma County Fire District official said. The blaze at Notre Vue Estate Winery and Vineyard on Hillview Road was reported about 8:40 p.m. Firefighters found flames outside and in a portion of the...

May, 30, 2019 Wine industry poised for opportunity amid climate change, big M&A deals: Rabobank

(NBBJ) - Although we anticipate economic and sector challenges ahead, in the current market wine industry professionals have many opportunities to set their businesses up for success. And, some of this behavior has certainly already begun. Sustainability solutions continue to be top-of-mind...

May, 29, 2019 Who's Winning the US Search Wars?

(Wine-Searcher) - The US dominates our wine search numbers, but the most curious state will surprise you. The US is the biggest single territory that Wine-Searcher covers, if not in physical size, then certainly in terms of users. But is it really one territory? Or is it 50 smaller ones? Do...