September, 20, 2016 Winejobs.com Summit Focuses Retention, not Recruiting

(Wines&Vines) - The second annual Winejobs.com Summit wasn’t a job fair, but a chance for human resources (HR) professionals to learn the latest trends and share ideas about recruiting, development and job retention in the wine business. The event was especially valuable for the HR depart...

September, 20, 2016 Viña Concha y Toro is the only wine company in the world to integrate the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2016

/PRNewswire/ -- The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) is the most highly renowned international sustainability index, which evaluates environmental, social, economic and governance aspects of companies' performance in its different versions (global, by country, category or industry). Takin...

September, 20, 2016 China grows wine in space to beat harsh climate

(Decanter) - China has flown vines into orbit on its new ‘space palace’ laboratory, Tiangong-2, to experiment with vines’ resistance to drought and cold weather. China launched Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir vines into space on a rocket during its mid-autumn festi...

September, 20, 2016 Wine Retailers Throw Down Gauntlet Against Direct-Shipping Restrictions

(WineSpectator) - New lawsuit in Illinois challenges the constitutionality of direct-shipping laws; plaintiffs hope to reach the Supreme Court. The book on modern direct-to-consumer wine-shipping law was written at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 with the  Granholm v. Healddecision . Now, wi...

September, 20, 2016 Richest French wine château owners revealed – 2016

(Decanter) - LVMH owner Bernard Arnault is around four billion euros poorer in 2016 versus 2015, but he's still the second richest person in France, according to the new French rich list by Challenges magazine. See which other château and vineyard owners made the list.  This list...

September, 20, 2016 Precept Wine buys 62 acres in Yakima Valley

(Wines&Vines) - Precept Wine purchased 62 acres bordering its existing Skyfall Vineyard in the Yakima Valley, located just south of Red Mountain outside of Benton City, according to a statement released by chief executive officer Andrew Browne. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Precept a...

September, 20, 2016 GRAPE CLONES: THE X-MEN OF THE WINE WORLD

(VinePair) - The word “clone” may summon images of futuristic labs and babies with multiple heads, but in the wine biz, clones are born wildly in nature, with dozens represented in any wine shop. Grape clones are the X-Men of wine — literally mutants that evolved spontaneously in ...

September, 18, 2016 California: Raising Spirits in Wine Country

(Wine-Searcher) - Some of the best terroir in California is turning out high-proof libations, Liza B. Zimmerman discovers. The first time that I drove up to the Charbay distillery on a foggy Napa morning I realized that the region was rich in much more than just wine. The distill...