January, 08, 2017 How to make over your worst health habits

(FoxNews) - We all have at least one not-so-great behavior we've tried (and tried and tried) to kick: Sucking down super-sweet coffee drinks every morning. Cuddling up to Netflix until "yikes!" o'clock every night. No, you're not smoking a pack a day (um, you're not, right?), but these moves s...

January, 08, 2017 When should you put wine in your refrigerator?

(MNN) - The general rule that most of us follow when it comes to drinking wine is that white and rose wines should be served chilled and red wines should be served at room temperature. To get those white and rose wines chilled, many of us put them in our regular refrigerators and let them chill for...

January, 06, 2017 $300 Chinese Wine Arrives In America

(Forbes) - If you pay even casual attention to the wine world you’ll be aware that China has recently emerged as a major player – it's estimated consumption has been rising 15% annually – but most people, bemused by headlines of the fantastic auction prices big-name Bordeaux ...

January, 06, 2017 This Winemaker Is Pulling Back the Curtain on the Price of Wine

(Bloomberg) - An Oregon vintner turns to price transparency on a pinot noir, side-stepping distributors. In the fall of 2015, after all his grapes had been grown, picked, and bled into big oak barrels, Mark Tarlov started doing math. Like any good vintner, he tallied his costs—for lab...

January, 06, 2017 The Wine's Made; How Do You Sell It?

(Wines&Vines) - The national wine marketing conference known as “License to Steal” (LTS) has been held in Ohio since 2004. This year, there will be two opportunities for wineries to learn more about how to sell their wine: License to Steal-East will take place March 23-24 in co...

January, 06, 2017 Bonneau du Martray sold to Screaming Eagle and Arsenal owner

(Decanter) - American billionaire Stan Kroenke, owner of Screaming Eagle and majority shareholder in Arsenal football club, has bought historic Burgundy estate Bonneau du Martray, which has seen its wines served at Queen Elizabeth's birthday. Considered one of the most prestigious estates o...

January, 06, 2017 Emirates Has Invested $500 Million to Build a 'Fort Knox' of Wine

(Bloomberg) - On just about any given day, at any given altitude on an Emirates flight, you can order a glass of Dom Pérignon. If you're flying first class, you might find a Premier Grand Cru Classé from Château Figeac, a highly rated red in the Saint-&E...

January, 04, 2017 Grape industry: Napa seeks state law to raise local farmworker housing assessment

(NVR) - Napa County will seek state legislation to allow local grape growers to increase an annual, self-imposed assessment that helps pay for farmworker housing. The county runs three dormitory-style migrant farmworker housing centers with a total of 180 beds. That provides places to live ...