February, 27, 2019 Researchers discover how grapevine red blotch virus harms the vine

(WB) - Grapevine red blotch virus harms the vines by inhibiting photosynthesis in the leaves, UC Davis researchers said this month in an article  published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry .  The researchers also found that infected wine grape vines cannot conduct water ...

February, 27, 2019 Berger on wine: Wine business growing more difficult

(SonomaNews) -  There’s an old, well-known saying: “If you wanna make a small fortune in the wine business, start with a large one.” The statement, which now is a cliché, has never been truer — except for families that got into wine 50 or 100 years ago, never ...

February, 27, 2019 Why You Don't Need Land For A Winery

(Forbes) - Last week a small patch of land went up for sale. Happens every day. But this happened to be the Cole Ranch AVA in Mendocino, Calif., a wine appellation that can be acquired in its entirety. Less than a quarter of a square mile (about 190 acres, of which 55 are planted to vineyard), it&r...

February, 27, 2019 Active ingredient in Roundup weed killer found in popular beers and wine, researchers say

(FoxNews) - Traces of an ingredient found in weed killers have been discovered in popular beers and wine,  according to a study  by U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG). The pesticide and herbicide glyphosate, a key ingredient in Roundup, was found in 19 of the 20 wines...

February, 20, 2019 An entire California wine appellation is on the market for $3.3 million

You may have dreamed of owning your own vineyard. Well, here's a chance to own an entire wine appellation. In a remote canyon valley rimmed with oak-dotted rolling hills two hours north of San Francisco, Cole Ranch is the country's smallest wine appellation with 150 acres and 50 of them planted ...

February, 20, 2019 NIELSEN INKS DEAL WITH WINE.COM, EXPANDING ITS ONLINE COVERAGE WITH THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST WINE E-TAILER

(Nielsen) - Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) signed a deal with Wine.com, the leading online wine retailer in the U.S., to expand its online retail coverage within the U.S. beverage alcohol market. Effective immediately, Wine.com will share its online wine purchase data with Nielsen, providing Nielsen’s ...

February, 20, 2019 Domestic Wine Sales Increase 3% in January

(WB) - Wine sales and shipments in January remained steady, but growth was muted in the traditionally slower, post-holiday season according to the Wine Industry Metrics available in the latest Wine Analytics Report. The report, which released to subscribers on Feb. 15, also included an overview ...

February, 20, 2019 Lindquist's Long Goodbye to Qupé

(Wine-Searcher) - He's been ousted from the brand he started, but Bob Lindquist can't escape Qupé quite yet. Less than four months ago, Vintage Wine Estates bought Qupé, one of the best producers of Rhône-style wines in California. At the time, Vintage CEO Pat Roney t...