September, 04, 2016 The Most Expensive Wines in California

(Wine-Searcher) - It's all about Napa when it comes to California's most expensive wines, but not exclusively about Cabernet. While California lays claim to some of the world’s largest wine producers and big mass-market brands, the state is also home to a thriving industry of small-scale a...

September, 04, 2016 How to Buy Wine at Auction—and Why You Should

(Bloomberg) - Maybe you’ve been put off by the numbers. When 10 bottles of 1945 Château Mouton Rothschild go for $343,000, it can feel as though a wine auction is a wee bit … inaccessible. Or maybe you think buying wine at auction is a stuffy process, involving sitting on unco...

September, 04, 2016 Napa Valley Wine Legend Margrit Mondavi Dies at Age 91

(WineEnthusiast) - Margrit Mondavi, grande dame of the Napa Valley, and a famously influential part of California’s food and wine movement, has died at the age of 91. Mondavi passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016, after a battle with cancer. She is survived by three children, six grandc...

September, 02, 2016 Global demand for wine packaging to reach $22.8 billion

(PackWorld) - Growth will be sustained by continued increases in global wine production, despite declining per capita consumption rates in Europe, which accounted for about 60% of consumption and nearly 65% of production in 2015. Ongoing changes in where wine is produced and how it is packaged will...

September, 02, 2016 Germany's Oktoberfest of grapes: The world's biggest wine festival

(CNN) - If there is a more appetizing aroma than the whiff of a sizzling sausage, then my nose hasn't smelled it yet. All around me there are food stalls hot with barbecues of Bratwurst, large skillets of smoked Knackwurst sputtering fat, grates full of finger-like Nuremberg sausages over open f...

September, 02, 2016 Bordeaux 2016 harvest begins after year of two halves

(Decanter) - Château Haut-Brion and several dry white wine producers down in Sauternes have started harvesting their 2016 grapes, but it's still a waiting game for some following this year's late flowering - and that will affect the reds, too. How the Bordeaux 2016 white harvest is shapin...

September, 01, 2016 Alibaba launches online Australian wine store

(TheWest) - Australian wines are set to get a big boost in China from e-commerce giant Alibaba Group's latest venture. An online "flagship store" featuring Australian wine has been launched on Alibaba's business-to-consumer platform Tmall.com. Alibaba's online retail sites cater to 434 millio...

September, 01, 2016 Construction begins on wine business institute

(SonomaStateStar) - It can be argued that Sonoma County is most known for its wine. With Sonoma State University’s new Wine Business Institute, it may also be known for it’s wine education.  The Wine Business Institute is the only place in North America where students can earn a...