April, 27, 2019 The Emerging California-Style Whiskey

(Winemag) - California is best known for its wine, but it also has a burgeoning whiskey culture. In fact, its newest bottlings include a handful that stake a claim for a new “California-style” whiskey. When Los Angeles producer CALI Distillery released its lightly spiced whiskey...

April, 27, 2019 Texas House OK’s earlier beer and wine sales on Sundays and beer to go from craft breweries

(StarTelegram) - Beer and wine drinkers in Texas may soon have a few more options. The Texas House on Friday signed off on a plan to allow beer and wine sales on Sunday mornings, two hours earlier than currently allowed, and beer-to-go sales from craft breweries. The Texas House approved the ...

April, 24, 2019 Why scientists are studying sommeliers’ brains

(Decanter) - Fresh research has looked at how young sommeliers develop sensory skills as part of ongoing efforts to understand potential links between an acute sense of smell and brain health. Twenty-five sommelier students outperformed an untrained ‘control’ group of 29 people at id...

April, 24, 2019 Tito’s Leads All Spirits Brands In Control States Through First Quarter

(Shankennewsdaily) - Tito’s vodka has become the largest-selling spirits brand in U.S. control states, surpassing Smirnoff vodka for the first time during the first quarter of 2019, according to the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA).  For the first three months of th...

April, 24, 2019 Napa Valley Winery Sues Law Firm

(WB) - A Napa Valley winery has filed a lawsuit against its lawyers two months after settling a longtime dispute with Napa County for $271,464, according to court records. Bremer Family Winery in February settled a lawsuit Napa County filed against the company in 2017 over a number of alleg...

April, 24, 2019 UK: Majestic eyes retail exit in Naked push for growth

(SkyNews) - Majestic Wines is exploring a sale of its entire UK retail portfolio as it shifts its focus to the online business that trades under the Naked Wines brand. Sky News has learnt that Majestic's board has appointed bankers at Rothschild to sound out prospective buyers for its retai...

April, 24, 2019 Spanish Wine's Identity Crisis

(Wine-Searcher) - The fractious politics in the Spanish wine industry is causing confusion for producers and consumers.   If Spain were a human being, I would say that it's suffering from multiple personality disorder. This is a nation that for decades held together its producers, ...

April, 24, 2019 LVMH Has Just Discovered a Way to Make Bordeaux-Style Wines in China

(Robbreport) - At 8,500 feet above sea level, in the foothills of the Himalayas, the tag “Made in  China ” is getting a startling new spin. The product in question here, in the northern reaches of the Yunnan province, which borders Tibet, isn’t a factory comm...