April, 11, 2017 Getting to Know California’s Best Unsung Wine Regions

(Winemag) - Largely overlooked, the Arroyo Grande and Edna Valleys illustrate the triumphs and challenges faced by California’s many wine regions. Here's what to know. Although it only takes about a half hour to drive from end to end, the 15-mile span of the Arroyo Grande and Edna Val...

April, 06, 2017 Why millennials can't get enough wine

(FoxNews) - The three friends, all in their late 20s, were enjoying their annual weekend getaway. But they weren’t lounging by a pool, getting tipsy on beer or sugary cocktails. Instead, they were out in the sun, sipping wine at Acorn Winery in Sonoma County, Calif., during a recent&n...

April, 06, 2017 Washington Foundation Block a Model for Industry

(Wines&Vines) - Washington’s vineyard acreage has grown five-fold in the past 20 years. In 2016 the state harvested its biggest crop ever from more than 56,000 acres, up from just 11,000 acres in 1996. And those are just the bearing acres—hundreds more acres are under development, p...

April, 06, 2017 COFCO PARTNERS WITH JAMES SUCKLING

(TDB) - China’s state-owned wine merchant COFCO has just inked an exclusive agreement with wine critic James Suckling, which allows COFCO to translate and use Suckling’s tasting notes, videos and tasting reports for wine sale and education in mainland China, the merchant has announ...

April, 06, 2017 Drinking wine is actually a great workout for your brain, according to scientists

(Cosmopolitan) - If you ever feel guilty about reaching for the odd glass of wine every now and then, don't, because one scientist is adamant that wine can actually give our brains more of a workout than doing a maths equation - which sounds like more than enough reason to drink it as far as w...

April, 06, 2017 Putting Wine Awards on The Bottle: A Study on Consumer Purchase Behavior

(Academicwino) - Over the years, we’ve seen a proliferation of the number of wine competitions and wine awards that are out there.  Many years ago, there might have been just a small handful of competitions, while nowadays, it is impossible to keep track of how many are out there.  ...

April, 02, 2017 Calistoga open to outdoor marijuana grows

(NVR) - The Calistoga City Council will hold an April 18 public hearing to consider allowing households to grow as many as two marijuana plants outside and four inside. During a March 21 discussion, a few councilmembers signaled they’d also consider allowing a medical marijuana dis...

April, 02, 2017 LYNCH-BAGES BUYS HAUT-BATAILLEY

(TDB) - Pauillac fifth growth Château Lynch-Bages has acquired fellow Pauillac fifth, Châtau Haut-Batailley for an undisclosed sum. Lynch-Bages, owned by the Cazes family, has bought the entirety of the estate spanning 40 hectares (including 22ha of vineyard) and the technical f...