May, 21, 2017 For Total Wine, it’s total war against alcohol regulations

(BostonGlobe) - Total Wine & More is waging total war on the nation’s alcohol laws — and Massachusetts is the new front line. The largest retailer of beer, wine, and liquor in the country, Total Wine has successfully challenged longstanding alcohol laws in numerous states, t...

May, 21, 2017 Wine tasting is better for your brain than maths

(GoodFood) - Researchers have brought great news to those of us who prefer sipping vino to doing algebra. (That's all of us.) In a new book, a Yale academic has professed that wine tasting activates the brain more than a complex maths problem. In his book, Neuroenology: How the Brain Cre...

May, 21, 2017 CALIFORNIA WINE SALES IN THE US HIT RECORD $34.1 BILLION

(TDB) - The value of California wine shipments to the US market hit $34.1 billion in 2016, up 4.6% on the previous year and a record for the golden state’s winemakers. The volume of shipments also increased by 2%, shipping an all-time high of 238 million cases to the US, as reported b...

May, 19, 2017 SPANISH WINEMAKERS ASSESS FROST DAMAGE

(TDB) - Severe frosts have wreaked havoc on many vineyards in northern Spain including Rioja, Bierzo, Galicia and Ribera del Duero winemakers have revealed to dbHK at a tasting this week, following earlier reports of frost damages in Champagne and Bordeaux. Speaking to dbHK at Hong Kong importer...

May, 19, 2017 Anson: New Bordeaux wineries to watch

(Decanter) - It's not all about tracing your lineage to the 14th Century. Jane Anson picks out the most exciting of Bordeaux's newcomers...  I wrote a piece for Decanter last year on the spectator sport of tracking new winery openings in Napa. Keeping up is pretty much a full-t...

May, 19, 2017 Washington Wine Industry Pursues Ambitious Goals

(Wines&Vines) - Coming off its biggest harvest in history, the Washington state wine industry is quietly pursuing an ambitious agenda as it consolidates its position as the nation’s second-biggest wine region. As the state’s largest producer, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates belie...

May, 19, 2017 DRC Faker Threatens to Expose Wine Trade

(Wine-Searcher) - A convicted fraudster says he is willing to blow the lid off the international fine wine trade. The ugly truth about fake fine wine hitting the international market is out there – and it's available for a price. A man convicted for being the ringleader of a gro...

May, 19, 2017 Sonoma County zoning board backs freeze on Freestone commercial development

(PD) - Sonoma County’s zoning board agreed Thursday to seek a temporary freeze on new commercial development in the rural town of Freestone so that inconsistencies in local land-use designations for the area can be resolved before any new proposals are considered. The most immediate e...