October, 05, 2016 From soda jerk to winery owner

(NVR) - Bruce Neyers recalled one of his first experiences working in the wine industry. He had been working for a wine importing company in San Francisco when he met a man who owned a winery in the Napa Valley. “We drove up on a Sunday morning during the 1971 harvest and ...

October, 05, 2016 Hello Kitty Wine Is Totally A Thing

(Refinery29) - There's no shortage of wine in the world, but it's not every day you find yourself sipping a glass inspired by  Hello Kitty  herself.  Sanrio, the creator of the Japanese mascot, has brought just that to the table, partnering with Italy's  Torti Winery  to p...

October, 04, 2016 SONOMA COUNTY VINTNERS CELEBRATES SONOMA COUNTY WINE MONTH

(SW) - Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) is excited to announce that October is Sonoma County Wine Month. The inaugural Sonoma County Wine Month gives wineries, retailers and consumers the opportunity to promote and celebrate the diverse and truly exceptional wines from Sonoma County. Sonoma Cou...

October, 04, 2016 Napa Valley Vintners pledges $1 million to the CIA at Copia

(NVR) - The Napa Valley Vintners is pledging $1 million over 10 years to support The Culinary Institute of America’s new Copia campus in Napa. The CIA will name its state-of-the-art wine tasting and culinary demonstration theater at Copia in honor of the NVV. Offering daily program...

October, 04, 2016 Jackson Family Wines purchases another Oregon winery

(PD) - Jackson Family Wines is continuing its push into Oregon, announcing a deal Monday to acquire WillaKenzie Estate, a Willamette Valley producer of single-vineyard pinot noir and pinot gris. Santa Rosa-based Jackson did not disclose a purchase price on the transaction, which will close Wedne...

October, 04, 2016 Bordeaux 2016 reds: Dry skies mean waiting game

(Decanter) - Bordeaux's 'driest summer since 1893' means concerns about water stress but producers are feeling good compared to their cousins in Burgundy as the 2016 red harvest gets underway.  The harvest for  Bordeaux  2016 reds is now fully underway with Merlot&n...

October, 04, 2016 Bring on the Natural Wines

(NYTimes) - When people describe their first encounters with natural wine, it can sound like a conversion experience — or like the euphoria of turning a corner and bumping into a wildly beautiful stranger. For the New York wine director Justin Chearno, what followed when he first dipped ...

October, 02, 2016 Millennials gravitate to high-end wines, survey finds

(CapitalPress) - Today’s graduate students and young professionals are following in the footsteps of baby boomers in their preference of higher-value wines, a new survey has found. Many millennials — members of the generation born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s &mdas...