August, 21, 2016 HAIL DEVASTATES VINEYARDS IN PIC SAINT LOUP

(TDB) - Sudden hailstorms have devastated vineyards of domaines in the Pic Saint Loup appellation of the Languedoc this week. Mas Thélème, owned by Fabienne and Alain Bruguière, was one of the worst-affected domaines. Established in 2003, Mas Thélème is a 7-...

August, 21, 2016 California wildfire burns winery to ashes

(Decanter) - A forest fire believed to have been started deliberately has destroyed a winery in northern California. The Tuscan Village winery and community complex in Lake County was reduced to ashes by a California wildfire last weekend. Fire crews fought to control the Clayton Fire but wer...

August, 21, 2016 Wine In Kegs: This Time, Are They Here To Stay?


(Forbes) - Wine in kegs is an ancient concept that has been ongoing in many parts of Europe. In fact, before Prohibition, it was not unusual in the U.S. to find refillable wooden kegs at bars and even in retail shops . After Repeal of Prohibition kegs were discouraged by a combination of confusing ...

August, 21, 2016 Why America is drunk on canned wine

(USAToday) - It's never too late to crack open a can of chardonnay. This summer, millions of wine drinkers ditched corks and slipped a can of wine in to-go bags. Canned wine is a booming, if relatively new, sector of the wine business in the USA. Nielsen reported a whopping 125.2% increase in sa...

August, 21, 2016 $45 million California wine fraud hits Chicago wallets

(ChicagoTribune) - Chicago wine enthusiasts who thought they were buying wine futures at an incredible price were instead financing a 66-year-old California man's penchant for fast cars, women and golf. By the time Fox Ortega Enterprises — which operated as now-defunct Berkeley, Calif., wi...

August, 21, 2016 You Think You Know Malbec Wine. You Are Wrong

(Bloomberg) - First, a confession. I’ve long thought malbecs from Argentina vastly overrated, slack-jawed big reds found hanging out in bad steakhouses and touted as $15 retail bargains. So when a host of new, elite versions costing more than $100 a bottle recently came on the scene I didn...

August, 21, 2016 CHEERS! YOU CAN NOW PURCHASE WINE AT GROCERY STORES IN PA.

(WPVI) - For the first time the people of Pennsylvania can now purchase wine at dozens of grocery stores. This comes after the state's recent decision to allow businesses to expand their liquor licenses. Brandy Bench's family decided to throw some food on the grill on a hot Saturday. "Oh, ...

August, 19, 2016 In the competitive wine world, labels can make all the difference

(PD) - Wine companies have a lot of demands. They must grow and secure grapes. They have to oversee a laborious winemaking process through bottling. Then they have to compete on the supermarket shelf with thousands of competitors. But a key factor in a wine’s success is packaging, which ca...