November, 22, 2016 Pricey bottle, or wine in a box? Can people tell them apart?

(Today) - With Thanksgiving nearly upon us, many of us are out buying wine. A lot of us probably think we can taste the difference between fancy wine and inexpensive, but can we really? And would your guests know an expensive bottle of wine just by tasting it... or can you save big bucks on wine in...

November, 22, 2016 Burgundy's Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction Earns $8.9 Million

(WineSpectator) - Celebrating its 156th year, Burgundy's annual Hospices de Beaune wine auction on Nov. 20 failed to top last year's record total, but organizers were happy considering it was the second-highest sum achieved by the charity auction. “Given the current economic and political ...

November, 17, 2016 Red Wine Can Counteract Short-Term Impact of Smoking

(RDMag) - Before reaching for your next cigarette consider first pouring a glass of Merlot. A new report in The American Journal of Medicine has found that a glass or two of red wine before smoking a cigarette can counteract some of the short-term vascular damage caused by smoking. “Spa...

November, 17, 2016 Sex Offender Charged in High-End Wine Scheme

(RiverFrontTimes) - A St. Louis sex offender who remade himself as a high-end wine consultant is facing criminal charges of selling liquor without a license. Marc Lazar, 39, was arrested last week by city cops, who claim he made illegal sales on October 17 and November 9, according to court reco...

November, 17, 2016 Tina Caputo Launches ‘Winemakers Drinking Beer’

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 17, 2016 — Wine writer Tina Caputo has launched a podcast series that focuses on winemakers’ love of craft beer. In each episode of “Winemakers Drinking Beer,” Caputo meets a professional winemaker in the beer-drinking venue of his or her choice fo...

November, 17, 2016 Why the Best Thanksgiving Wine Is Sparkling

(WSJ) - Our radical plan to make Turkey-Day even more delicious? Pair your Thanksgiving meal—from start to finish—with sparkling wines: Champagne, Prosecco or Cava. Here’s how to pull it off. NO MEAL IS more traditional or, for that matter, more predictable than Thanksgivi...

November, 17, 2016 Hello Vino Launches Mobile DTC Wine Marketplace with Inaugural Partner Cameron Hughes Wine

(BUSINESSWIRE) -Hello Vino, Inc., creator of the Hello Vino mobile app with an installed user base of 2.2 million wine consumers, has launched a new mobile marketplace connecting consumers directly to wine producers. Leading DTC producer Cameron Hughes Wine will be the first to fulfill orders for t...

November, 14, 2016 How Will a Trump Presidency Affect the Wine Industry?

(Wines&Vines) - With the 2016 election over, what can the wine industry expect from the president elect? Though the Trump family owns a winery in Virginia, Donald Trump is a self-proclaimed teetotaler. “We are into the unknown,” said Michael Kaiser, director of public affairs for...