September, 06, 2016 American billionaire buys three Bordeaux châteaux

  (Decanter) - In brief: Thomas Sullivan buys 30 hectares including Château Gaby in AOC Fronsac, Château Moya in AOC Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux and Château du Parc in AOC St-Emilion Grand Cru Price not released but expected to be between €8 million a...

September, 06, 2016 Wine experts may be key to breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research

(CBS) – Have you ever wondered why wine experts can smell and taste ingredients the rest of us can’t? Researchers in Las Vegas set out to see if they could answer that question. What they found could lead to a breakthrough for Alzheimer’s disease. Harley Carbery has dev...

September, 06, 2016 Can a Chocolate Pill Help Your Heart?

(WS) - Researchers are conducting a trial to see if a pill made from cocoa, high in the flavanols found in chocolate and red wine, can improve cardiovascular health. You've heard that dark chocolate is good for you, but are the health benefits worth the calories? A team at Brigham and Women...

September, 06, 2016 Police seize Hitler-themed 'Führer wine' from Bavarian pub

(DW) - A German innkeeper could face prosecution over six bottles of wine that had labels showing Adolf Hitler, officials have said. The man reportedly said someone gave him the "Führer wine" as a present. One of the bottles also bore the Nazi slogan "Sieg Heil," police in the south German ...

September, 04, 2016 Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction reaps $4.6 million

(PD) - The theme, “Sonoma to Marrakesh,” featuring a live camel weighing more than a ton and a host of belly dancers, set the stage for Sunday’s Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction at Kenwood’s Chateau St. Jean that raised a record $4.6 million. The top group lot of the day ...

September, 04, 2016 BULK WINE NOW 38% OF GLOBAL WINE EXPORTS

(TDB) - In comparison, bottled wine accounted for 54.3% of global exports and sparkling wine just 7.1% despite an insatiable global thirst for fizz. Since the year 2000 bulk wine has grown its total share of global wine exports by over 4%, from 34% to 38.6%. Global bulk wine sales have i...

September, 04, 2016 5 Historic Champagne Caves and Wine Cellars to Visit in France

(Architecturaldigest) - Around 80 B.C. the Romans dug into the ground below Reims, France, in the Champagne region to mine salt and chalk. Hundreds of years later, in the 1600s, local winemakers found a new use for these caves: Champagne storage. Since these were the days before artificial refriger...

September, 04, 2016 Glutathione May Help Preserve Wine Aroma

(Wines&Vines) - Fresno State Winery winemaker Matt Brain discussed a new research project and current knowledge about glutathione in winemaking at Fresno State Grape Day, held biennially on the California State University, Fresno (CSUF) campus by the Department of Viticulture & Enology...