March, 29, 2017 Wine Legislation Roundup: A Consumer's Guide to 2017 State Politics

(WineSpectator) - With all the recent drama in Washington, D.C., it can be easy to forget that hundreds of lawmakers in state capitols are busy drafting and debating bills that could impact their constituents—that's you. The 2017 legislative season is currently underway in most states. A...

March, 29, 2017 Man gets 15 months for wine theft from Napa Valley's The French Laundry

(NVR) - The French Laundry’s wine thief will finally be serving some time in prison more than two years after stealing thousands of dollars in fine wine from the three-star Michelin restaurant in Yountville. Davis Kiryakoz, 45, of Modesto was sentenced by a federal judge on Tuesda...

March, 29, 2017 The wine detective battling counterfeiters

(BBC) - Philip Moulin intently studies the label on a bottle of expensive wine with a magnifying glass. He then shines a blue ultraviolet light at the bottle, before picking it up and weighing it in his hands. "Counterfeit bottles can often be much lighter," he says. Mr Moulin is stan...

March, 27, 2017 Listing ingredients on wine labels would lead to better quality, critic argues

(FoxNews) - Do you want to know exactly what's in that glass of Pinot Noir? According to a prominent wine critic, you should, because it will lead to improved quality throughout the wine industry. New York Times  wine critic Eric Asimov is claiming that wine drinkers in the U.S. sh...

March, 26, 2017 12 Wine Grapes Worth Discovering

(NYTimes) - In the distant, cobwebbed past of the early 1980s, when I was first learning about wine, the choices were not so different from what they had been 100 years before. Within the sparse selections that passed for restaurant wine lists back then, you would find, depending on the foo...

March, 26, 2017 ALCOHOL LINKED AGAIN TO REDUCED HEART DISEASE RISKS

(TDB) - The largest study yet carried out on the effect of alcohol on the heart has again shown that moderate consumption is associated with reduced risks of cardiovascular diseases. Researchers at Cambridge University and University College London found that moderate drinkers are at a lowe...

March, 26, 2017 Where is all the Champagne going? See the latest figures

(Decanter) - As the UK gears up to trigger Article 50 next week, a new report shows the extent of damage inflicted on Champagne sales in Britain by a 'sudden' fall in the pound sterling currency amid the Brexit vote. Below, see charts based on Comité Champagne data to show which country...

March, 26, 2017 A Scientist Re-Engineered the Wine Bottle So It Doesn't Drip

(Mentalfloss) - Unless you’re a sommelier, pouring wine can be a bit of a risky proposition. Will you achieve the perfect twist so it doesn’t stream down the side of the bottle, or will you end up getting red wine all over the table? Don’t worry, you're not the problem—th...