December, 15, 2016 Millionaire Bernard Magrez buys vines in St-Estèphe

(Decanter) - Multi-millionaire Bernard Magrez, owner of Château Pape Clement in Bordeaux, has bought a parcel of vines in the region's St-Estèphe appellation in order to create a new, small-scale wine label. Bernard Magrez said the small plot of vines in St-Estèphe in nort...

December, 15, 2016 Wine Ponzi Scheme Fraudster Gets Six and a Half Years in Prison

(Eater) - Punishment has been handed down for a California wine store owner who ran a massive Ponzi scheme that scammed customers out of $45 million. The San Francisco Chronicle reports John Fox, who pleaded guilty to to wire fraud in August, has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison...

December, 15, 2016 How dry farming conserves water and adds more flavor to your wine

(Accuweather) - As efforts continue to conserve water in drought-plagued California, one grape farming method has an added benefit of creating more flavorful wine. Dry farming is a method that takes advantage of the water naturally available in the soil. When strictly applied, it excludes all fo...

December, 13, 2016 Lawyers warn social media 'wine exchanges' are illegal pyramid schemes

(WKBT) - Wine is a popular gift this time of year, but legal experts are warning about so-called holiday wine exchanges that are making the rounds on social media. The posts ask for a minimum of six people to buy one bottle of wine valued at 15 dollars or more and send it to one secret person. T...

December, 13, 2016 TOP 10 BIGGEST CHAMPAGNE BRANDS 2016

(TDB) - We bring you all the latest stats and facts about the world’s 10 biggest Champagne brands, ranked according to global volume sales. Over the following pages is the definitive guide to the best-selling Champagne brands in the world, which we’ve ordered according...

December, 13, 2016 Storms Bring Much Needed Rain to Northern California

(Wines&Vines) - While California soaked up a string of much-needed winter storms last week, it’s still unclear if this winter will bring enough rain to break the state’s long drought.  The recent rain fell across most of the northern half of the state, where the drought has ...

December, 13, 2016 WORLD’S MOST DISGUSTING ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

(TDB) - From cocktails we wish had never been invented to beer fermented by human saliva and everything in between, our world tour takes in some of the most disgusting alcoholic drinks out there. One of alcohol’s great virtues is the ease with which it can be made: almost an...

December, 13, 2016 UV light box offers hope for vegan wine lovers, says winemaker

(Decanter) - A new device that claims to soften tannins in young wine by exposing the juice to ultraviolet light could also help increase the number of wines available for vegans, according to winemakers taking part in early trials. A Swiss company claims to be offering winemakers a new wea...