October, 27, 2016 Wine industry wants greater say in Sonoma County groundwater regulation

(PD) - Vintners and wine industry representatives on Tuesday pressed Sonoma County supervisors to give farming interests a greater say in how California’s new law governing groundwater is put into place on a local level. As proposed by staff from Sonoma County Water Agency and county admin...

October, 27, 2016 Napa Valley grower’s harvest yields promising signs of a great vintage

(WFP) - It was a busy harvest spanning a 2.5-month period with just enough time for crews to catch their breath after picking one variety before moving onto the next. By the third week of October, all the grapes from the 2016 crop were off the vine in Trefethen Family Vineyards’ fields a...

October, 25, 2016 Expert scores and red wine bias

(WineCurmudgeon) - Is the Winestream media biased in favor of red wine? Our study seems to show just that... Do experts rate red wines more highly than white wines, regardless of price, vintage, and region? Does this mean there is a critical bias in favor of red wines? That may well be the ca...

October, 25, 2016 War on destructive grapevine moth declared over

(PD) - Vintners and government officials gathered at the Robert Mondavi Winery on Friday to celebrate the eradication of the European Grapevine moth in North America, which posed a massive threat to the North Coast wine industry when it was discovered here in a nearby chardonnay vineyard in 20...

October, 24, 2016 Has the Sizzle Left Wine Flash Sales?

(W&V) - In 2011, Wines Vines Analytics began tracking what was then the relatively new trend of third-party websites selling wine at deeply discounted prices for a short amount of time. Many of the wines being sold for between 30% and 50% off retail were well-known brands that were a hit with ...

October, 24, 2016 Coppola Announces New Geyserville Restaurant

(BiteClubEats) - Francis Ford Coppola has announced the opening of a new Geyserville restaurant at the Virginia Dare Winery. Just don’t try to pronounce it. Christened Werowocomoco (pronounced: Wero-wo-como-ko), the restaurant pays tribute to the first capital of Virginia and home to ...

October, 24, 2016 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Are Selling Chateau Miraval

(USMagazine) - Au revoir! Estranged couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are saying goodbye to Château Miraval, their expansive estate and vineyard in the village of Correns, France. Multiple sources tell Us Weekly that the pair have put the home up for sale following Jolie’s September 1...

October, 24, 2016 The One Thing That Will (Scientifically) Make Your Wine Taste Better

(Thrillist) - Look, I like wine as much as the next guy. Probably more than the next guy actually, because I doubt the next guy drank three glasses of wine for breakfast like I might have done (don't tell my editors). But occasionally you'll snag a glass or bottle that just doesn't line up...