September, 13, 2016 Farmers Win Decades-Long Battle for Overtime Pay in California

(Governing) - Gov. Jerry Brown signed historic legislation Monday that would gradually add hundreds of thousands of California farmworkers to the ranks of those who are paid overtime after eight hours on the job or 40 hours in a single week,  closing out one of the year's most intense politica...

September, 13, 2016 Wine bottles have evolved in size, shape, color

(Inforum) - I enjoy "browsing" wine shops — a weakness of mine — to see what is available that I know little about. I have to admit that attractive and unique wine bottles catch my eye. If it is a wine varietal I am familiar with, and the price isn't too shocking, I'll make the purch...

September, 13, 2016 Store Your Wine Horizontally If You Want To Be A True Wine Aficionado

(Bustle) - If you are a wine aficionado or someone who is trying to get into that wine game, there is a crucial piece of advice that you will need to hear: It turns out there are some pretty good reasons  why you should store wine horizontally instead of upright on your countertop (or, y'...

September, 13, 2016 Why Investors Are Gravitating Toward Fine Wine

(Time) - The market is underpriced. It seems like investors are raising a glass to fine wines. After several years of poor performances, fine wines have returned this year as one of the most productive investments, Marketwatch reported. The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 index, considered the industr...

September, 13, 2016 Jalapeño-Infused Red Wine?!

(Food&Wine) - Like most independent winemakers,  Art+Farm  co-founder Rob McDonald spends a lot of time pitching to potential buyers. That’s why he recently found himself describing one of his newest wines to Stephan Turon-Barrera, the general manager of San Diego’s  ...

September, 13, 2016 Nike creates wine themed football boots for Italy’s Andrea Pirlo

(Decanter) - Nike has released new football boots in honour of Italian playmaker Andrea Pirlo, inspired by wine and including a cork lining.  Nike launched its ‘Tiempo Pirlo’ boots this week in what it described as a Merlot colour. It said that it wanted to pay tribute t...

September, 13, 2016 Drought Affects Pesticide, Chemical Use in Vineyards

(Wines&Vines) - Based on data released from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) in its annual Pesticide Use Reports (PUR) through 2014 (the latest year of available data) for California wine grape acreage, use of fungicides (including sulfur) and herbicides from 2010 through...

September, 13, 2016 The Pot Sommelier: Weed Next to Wine at the Dinner Table

(Bloomberg) - To your left, a fork and a wineglass. To your right, a pipe for your pot. The pipe, with lighter and ashtray, are yours to keep at the end of a meal catered by Cultivating Spirits, which pairs dishes with wines and—it promises—just the right kind of cannabis. &l...