February, 08, 2017 Working Women in Japan Are Drinking More Wine Than Ever

(Bloomberg) - Japan’s swelling ranks of working women have grape growers 10,000 miles away cheering. Chilean vintners have emerged as the biggest beneficiary of Japan’s booming wine market. Their low-priced, fruit-driven product has found a receptive niche among women in their 4...

February, 08, 2017 Gina Gallo on Her Palate, Her Winemaking Style, and What’s in Her Way Now

(Nomacorc) - Gina Gallo inherited more than genes from her famous family. “I am very connected to the vineyards and the land,” she says, “which I get from my grandfather Julio.” In 1933, Julio Gallo and his brother, Ernest, started a winery in Modesto, Calif., armed with ...

February, 03, 2017 Super Bowl: Will 4,000 bottles of wine go begging in beer country?

(MercuryNews) - What would you do if you were stuck in Anheuser-Busch beer country with 4,000 bottles of — better cover the Clydesdales’ ears — chardonnay, cabernet and other wine varietals? And you couldn’t give them away? That’s the cute conundrum the Yell...

February, 03, 2017 Oscars wine: What will the stars be drinking?

(Decanter) - Film director and winemaker Francis Ford Coppola has unveiled two limited edition wines to be poured at the 89th Oscars ceremony later this month. An extension of Coppola’s Director’s Cut collection, the two Cinema Premiere 89th Edition wines, a 2013 red blend and a 2015...

February, 03, 2017 How Walmart got a Chilean superstar

(NVR) - The label for La Moneda Malbec Reserva 2015 from Chile looks like nothing special, until you notice the small decal on the side touting 95 points and a platinum medal from Decanter magazine. Even if you don’t know that Decanter is Britain’s leading wine journal, 95 points is an ...

February, 02, 2017 How FSMA Will Impact the Wine Industry

(Wines&Vines) - A lot of winery owners, winemakers and grapegrowers are concerned about changes in food-safety regulations by the federal government, and hundreds of them attended a session about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) last week during the Unified Wine & Grape Symposi...

February, 02, 2017 The 9 Top Trends in Wine Consumption to Watch Right Now

(WineMag) - For wine industry sleuths, observing and analyzing wine lifestyle behavior in America was once an easier exercise. Twenty years ago, baby boomers consistently defaulted to aspirational environments, seeking white tablecloth restaurants and classified-growth Bordeaux pours as the he...

February, 02, 2017 House and Senate Members Reintroduce the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

(WineAmerica) - On Monday January 30th, leading House and Senate Members reintroduced the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act. This comprehensive bill would drastically reduce the federal excise tax (FET) burden on wineries, breweries and distilleries. Every congressional district ...