February, 01, 2017 So Apparently Johnny Depp Spends $30,000 Per Month On Wine

(HuffPost) - Johnny Depp has a taste for the finer things in life, endless “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequels aside. Court documents  obtained by The Hollywood Reporter  claim the  recently divorced  actor has maintained a grandiose, often $2-million-per-month life...

January, 30, 2017 THE MOST POWERFUL FINE WINE BRANDS: NOS. 20-11

Late last year the drinks business published its annual Fine Wine Power 100 list in collaboration with Liv-ex; which showed, rather definitively, that Bordeaux had staged a remarkable comeback in 2016 and Lafite once again sat atop the pecking order. The entire article can be read online  h...

January, 30, 2017 Italy applies for Prosecco UNESCO status

(Decanter) - Italy’s National Commission for UNESCO publicly backed the application for the area of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene – the home of Prosecco DOCG wines –  to join the world heritage list. ‘It is a recognition that we receive with pride,’ said Innocen...

January, 30, 2017 Red blotch disease alters grape berry development and metabolism by interfering with the transcriptional and hormonal regulation

(OxfordAcademic) - Grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV) is a major threat to the wine industry in the USA. GRBaV infections (aka red blotch disease) compromise crop yield and berry chemical composition, affecting the flavor and aroma properties of must and wine. In this study, we combined ...

January, 30, 2017 Classic to Modern Wine Fermentations

(Wines&Vines) - In a session lasting a little longer than an hour, four experienced winemakers discussed fermenting grapes in ancient clay qvevri as well as using sophisticated flash détente technology.  Along the way, they also touched on fermenting red wines in barrels and usin...

January, 30, 2017 Virginia wine sales see continued growth

 (WSLS 10) – If the wine industry is growing across the country, then it’s currently exploding in Virginia, especially in the Blue Ridge. Just this past year, Virginia wine sales reached a record high of more than 6.6 million bottles sold, a 6 percent increase from the previous ...

January, 30, 2017 Winemaker’s Red Wine Secret: Extended Maceration

(WineFolly) - Winemakers are full of secrets. They collect little tricks of the trade that help them concoct exceptional wines the same way chef’s safeguard secret ingredients and clever techniques, but sooner or later…word gets out and everyone catches on. Extended maceration is a red...

January, 29, 2017 2016 ‘A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR’ FOR AUSSIE PREMIUM WINEq

(TDB) - Australia’s top wines achieved their highest export value to date in 2016, climbing 19% to AUS$574m (£344m), Wine Australia’s December 2016 export report has revealed. The impressive figure applies to wines priced at AUS$10 or more per litre free-on-board (FOB...