January, 10, 2017 California wine country is hit hard by storms

(LATimes) - Wine country in Sonoma County was hit hard by recent storms, which have brought up to 13 inches of rain since Friday. Rolling hills and vineyards along the scenic route known as River Road were submerged Monday with just the tips of vines visible in completely flooded fields. ...

January, 10, 2017 Meet Satèn, Italy's Silk Wine

(Food&Wine) - The luxurious bubbly you never knew existed, and how to try it now. It only makes sense that the official wine partner of  Milan  Fashion Week is on a quest to make the world’s silkiest wine. The Satèn style of Franciacorta was created with the goal of...

January, 10, 2017 How Long Can a Bottle of Wine Stay Open?

(WineMag) - The question of how long you can keep an open bottle of wine before it’s past its prime elicits one of two answers: “What? Open bottles? You should drink the stuff!” Or, “Yes, I’ve often wondered!” Here’s a practical guide to know when it&r...

January, 10, 2017 Amador Cellars Adopts EM Wall Design

(Wines&Vines) - Amador Cellars in the Sierra Foothills is close to completing construction of a new 2,745-square-foot barrel room that is the first winery facility built using Energy Mass (EM) Wall construction, an energy-efficient architectural design developed and patented by Integrated Struc...

January, 09, 2017 Starbucks to stop selling alcohol at more than 400 U.S. stores

(ChicagoTribune) - Starbucks will stop selling beer and wine at more than 400 U.S. stores next week as it ends its "evenings" program. The coffee chain says the "Starbucks Evenings" program in 439 company-owned stores in the U.S. will end Jan. 10. It said the program may continue in some of the ...

January, 08, 2017 If That Wine You Love Suddenly Tastes Weird Don't Blame The Cork

(Forbes) -  If the wine you have been consuming for quite a long time suddenly tastes worse to you, maybe you are drinking it on the wrong day  . To find out if it is indeed the wrong day for that wine, take a look at your calendar, but don’t focus on what day it is; focus on t...

January, 08, 2017 California: Is the drought over?

(NVR) - Remember the drought? It’s surprisingly easy to forget that this time two years ago, we were staring at a really terrifying situation. It had barely rained for three years. Reservoirs statewide were at unprecedentedly low levels, the state’s mountains has shed their white coa...

January, 08, 2017 Falcons, Drones, Data: A Winery Battles Climate Change

(NYTimes) - On a misty autumn morning in Sonoma County, Calif., Katie Jackson headed into the vineyards to assess the harvest. It was late in the season, and an army of field workers was rushing to pick the grapes before the first rains, however faint, began falling. But on this day, Ms. Ja...