April, 23, 2017 ‘Fatal’ frost hits Champagne vineyards

(Decanter) - Champagne makers fear that they have again lost a significant amount of their potential grape harvest after plunging temperatures caused severe late-spring frosts in France's premier sparkling wine region, as well as in other vineyard areas of the country. Temperatures have dropped ...

April, 23, 2017 Forward thinking isn’t exactly the hallmark of a government protected business, but that’s the suggestion to wine distributors f

(Forbes) - Forward thinking isn’t exactly the hallmark of a government protected business, but that’s the suggestion to wine distributors found in  Wine Analytics: Fine Wine Pricing and Selection under Weather and Market Uncertainty , a paper put forth by researchers ...

April, 21, 2017 A divided Calistogan council votes to allow 2 outdoor marijuana plants

(NVR) - Swayed by public opinion and personal preferences, a divided City Council decided this week to allow up to two marijuana plants to be grown outdoors and four indoors. Council members voted 3 to 2 in favor of an ordinance to allow outdoor growth of up to two marijuana plants per r...

April, 21, 2017 US Wine Imports Reach Record Levels

(GFAWine) - With imports surpassing one-third of the total market share, the US continues to import more wine than ever. This upward trend is likely to continue with the strong US dollar. On a rolling 12-month basis, traditional bottled table wine imports to the US hit record levels, which have ...

April, 21, 2017 Napa 'cult darling' snatched up for $50 million as vineyard deals heat up

(CNBC) - It's not just the grapes, but the wine industry itself is ripe for M&A deals this year. Napa Valley, California-based Silver Oak this week announced its acquisition of Ovid Napa Valley, following a flurry of wineries vying to snatch up one-of-a-kind land holdings, as acreage ap...

April, 21, 2017 Pahlmeyer Winery names daughter president

(NBBJ) - Leadership of Pahlmeyer Winery has passed to the second generation, with Jayson Pahlmeyer appointing his daughter, Cleo, as president, the luxury-tier Napa Valley vintner announced Wednesday. The founder Pahlmeyer had appointed Brian Hilliard as president in February 2012 as part o...

April, 20, 2017 Weed ‘a companion piece’ to wine

(TDB) - With eight US states having legalised the recreational use of cannabis, winemakers in America are exploring the idea of weed and wine pairings. As reported by The Times, a Wine & Weed Symposium will take place in California this August discussing how recreational cannabis use could p...

April, 20, 2017 From organics to wine: Tetra Pak creates carton packaging

(Foodengineeringmag) - More and more consumers are realizing that terms like “resource scarcity” and “climate change” are more than just words — these are real issues affecting the planet that packaging brands can help address. The future of packaging will be need to ...