December, 13, 2016 Wine industry divided over proposed bottle labeling rule

(NVR) - Though wineries throughout the U.S. regularly source wine grapes grown in Napa Valley, the right for winemakers to call their finished product “Napa Valley” wine may soon extend only to the California state line. A proposed rule amending the current federal regulatio...

December, 12, 2016 Russian River Valley Hires First Director

(Wines&Vines) - Wendy Hilberman, an Oregon native, will serve as the first executive director of the 300-member Russian River Valley Winegrowers (RRVW), it was announced this week. The expansive and historic Sonoma County wine association spans a swath of Sonoma County from the Pacific Oce...

December, 12, 2016 WINE INSIDERS DON’T KNOW WHAT WINE DRINKERS WANT

(VinePair) - This month, Sonoma State University released the results of its  annual survey  on American  wine  preferences. Americans listed price, brand, and varietal as the top deciding factors in their wine choices. And from 2015 to 2016, their interest in whether their...

December, 12, 2016 Americans Prefer Semi-Sweet Wine, Says Latest Survey

(Forbes) - If you are like me, you spend a few minutes each day either answering or trashing the latest  Survey Monkey  email. It seems there’s a survey to track everything we do, including our wine preferences, which Dr. Liz Thach and Dr. Kathryn Chang at  Sonoma State Univers...

December, 12, 2016 Vandals ruin 400,000 bottles-worth of Italian sparking wine

(Decanter) - Vandals have struck at an historic wine estate in northern Italy, draining tanks and destroying the equivalent of 400,000 bottles of sparkling wine, worth an estimated €500,000, according to local media reports.  Workers at the Conte Vistarino winery in Oltr...

December, 10, 2016 Why wine gives you a headache – and how to avoid it

(Independent) - Ask any expert the best way to avoid an infamous wine headache and they’ll simply tell you to lay off the booze, but it turns out there could be a legitimate reason for your brain pain, aside from over doing it. If that feeling when your head starts pounding and you’r...

December, 10, 2016 Americans Don't Trust What Scientists Say About Genetically Modified Food

(Food&Wine) - Survey says: The majority of Americans still distrust GMO in their diets. For most rational people, science (and scientific reasoning) is king—especially when it comes to making everyday decisions. So why don't Americans trust scientists when it comes to genetically modif...

December, 10, 2016 Wine detective on a mission to track down counterfeits

(CBSNews) - Today, growing worldwide demand has encouraged far more fraud in the wine world. That’s created a whole new line of work for those with a keen eye and nose for a bogus bottle, reports CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti. London’s Berry Bros. wine shop is older than ...