August, 17, 2016 TOP 10 GLOBAL BREWERS BY VOLUME SHARE 14-15

(TDB) - With Carlsberg’s financial results making their way into the ether, we’re charting the top 10 global brewers by volume share for the period 2014-15. Carlsberg significantly reduced its reliance on the challenging Eastern and Western European markets over 2010-2015. In 2010, E...

August, 17, 2016 California wine industry’s economic impact growing, study finds

(CP) - The California wine industry’s contributions to the state and national economies have grown significantly over the last few years, a study by a pair of industry groups has found. The wine and winegrape sector and related businesses contribute $57.6 billion annually to the state&rs...

August, 17, 2016 Is the Natural-Wines Movement a Good Thing?

(SeattleWeeekly) - The cult of the winemaker is endemic within the broader culture: It’s why famed wine consultants can make millions of dollars and travel around the globe consulting on projects from Walla Walla to Mendoza. Wine writers and sommeliers do love to talk about the terroir of win...

August, 16, 2016 Trump to raise money in 'wine country' on Aug. 29

(NVR) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will hold an Aug. 29 fundraiser in wine country with tickets ranging from $5,000 to $446,700. The Washington Post reported on Aug. 4 that Trump would hold a Napa Valley fundraiser. Now an invitation to the event has emerged. Details on the ...

August, 16, 2016 A little-known Pakistani tribe that loves wine and whiskey fears its Muslim neighbors

(WP) - Hidden up in the mountains near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, the Kalash tribe loves homemade wine and whiskey, dances for days at colorful festivals, and practices a religion that holds that God has spirits and messengers who speak through nature. Long before the campaign of ...

August, 16, 2016 Rain Reprieve Lowers California Drought Cost Projection to $600 Million

(Andnowuknow) - Despite the fact that I still feel a measure of guilt any time I want to use water, and driving down roads I can still expect to see “we are in a drought” signs flashing concerns for conservation, El Niño looks to have done us a solid. Latest reports are showin...

August, 16, 2016 Arson arrest in Lake County fire

(SFGate) - County officials arrested a Clearlake man Monday on 17 counts of arson related to numerous fires — including the raging 4,000-acre Clayton Fire that has so far claimed 175 buildings and displaced hundreds of people. County Sheriff Brian Martin and California Department of Forest...

August, 16, 2016 Total U.S. Wine Sales Stay Strong

(Wines&Vines) - Solid wine sales growth in July came with a spike in direct-to-consumer wine shipments, according to the latest findings by Wines Vines Analytics. Total U.S. wine sales increased 3% in July to reach $2.9 billion, and direct-to-consumer shipments rose by 23% to $82 million. ...