February, 27, 2017 Duarte Nursery Stands Up to Federal Regulators

(Gofundme) - I’m John Duarte. I’m a farmer in California, and I'm in court fighting the federal government over whether farming is a violation of federal law. They want to fine me $8 million just for plowing my own land.  There are some spots in my field where water stands after a...

February, 21, 2017 Amazon plans to sell beer and wine at its new high-tech convenience store

(Recode) - Amazon’s new  convenience store of the future  has no lines and no cashiers. But it will have someone checking IDs. The e-commerce giant confirmed to Recode on Monday that it plans to sell beer and wine from the Seattle store. The confirmation came after I in...

February, 21, 2017 Choosing Better Grapes for Warm Climates

(Wines&Vines) - The grape varieties grown in California’s warm Central Valley were chosen largely based on their overall popularity, growing qualities and tradition, not rigorous research. As a result, some varieties may not be optimum for the area’s warm climate, particularly ...

February, 21, 2017 What Price is Luxury Wine? Research Studies Unclear

(WB) - As the U.S. wine industry basks in the glow of premiumization once again, the issue of luxury wine pricing is gaining more attention. However, a review of the luxury wine marketing literature generates more confusion than light on the issue, and makes it difficult to answer the question...

February, 20, 2017 World's First Integrated Wine Rating System

 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Alton Wine Academy, a world leader of wine critic and education and a non-profit organization, revealed the world's first integrated wine rating system:   Alton MC Ratings . It deploys Alton's patent pending technologies and algorithm to evaluate all essential...

February, 20, 2017 Traditional Bordeaux Wine Labels Are Getting A Makeover

(Forbes) - Traditional wine labels from the Bordeaux region of France are changing, slowly. Inspect a half-dozen labels: many include an image—drawn or photographed—of a stately country manor, often with vines planted out front. These less than exciting and hardly eye-catching imag...

February, 20, 2017 BIGGEST HARVEST IN A DECADE IN BORDEAUX

(TDB) - The 2016 harvest in Bordeaux is the largest since 2006 with production up over 500 million litres. In his now annual report on the latest Bordeaux vintage, winemaker Gavin Quinney has noted that production in 2016 was 577 million litres – the equivalent of 770m bottles of wine &nda...

February, 20, 2017 Man builds house out of Champagne bottles

(Decanter) - Last Christmas saw a trend for wine bottle Christmas trees on social media, but nothing came close to an entire house. The house in Russia is made from 12,000 Champagne bottles. Eldar Ilchibayev and his father spent two years collecting them from recycling centres, and neighbours...