June, 26, 2016 What Does Blue Wine Mean For The Industry?

(Forbes) - Those who may have an aversion to alcohol the same colour as toilet cleaning products may have a problem with the new wine that is being released this summer by Gik — a Basque-based startup that is a screaming, startling shade of electric blue. Wine traditionalists may take issue ...

June, 26, 2016 Baja Wine Region Takes Off

(Wines&Vines) - About 30 of Baja California’s 100-plus wineries recently joined together for the first time to host a group of 30 U.S. wine buyers, sommeliers and members of the media. The three-day trip was organized by the Mexican Vintner Marketing Alliance created by two importers, ...

June, 26, 2016 Justin Apologizes for Felling Paso Robles Oaks

(Wine-Searcher) - Will an abject apology be enough to redeem a winery that leveled ancient trees without a permit? The furor over Justin Vineyards clearcutting a stand of mature oak trees in Paso Robles has got to the owners, who released a statement saying they were "ashamed and sorry". The ...

June, 26, 2016 Books and booze. New Barnes and Noble stores to offer beer, wine

(AL) - William Faulkner said "my own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whiskey." Of course Faulkner's trade was writing. But what about readers? Especially readers of books? Surely they need paper and food and some use tobacco. An...

June, 24, 2016 Wine Tasting Notes That Are ANIMATED? Absolutely. Here's Why.

(Forbes) - “I buy wine based on what the label looks like.” Some people say it proudly, others say it shyly. Some say it sheepishly, others say it as though confessing. But whatever the sentiment behind it, label design is referenced as a distinguishing and deciding factor for con...

June, 24, 2016 Jean Arnold Sessions picked to head Sonoma County Vintners

(PD) - Jean Arnold Sessions was named executive director of the Sonoma County Vintners trade group Thursday after serving in an interim capacity for the last four months. Sessions has served as the former president of Hanzell Vineyards in Sonoma, a consultant, and creator of Women in the Busines...

June, 24, 2016 Mildew Threatens Sherry's Grape Crop

(Wine-Searcher) - An outbreak of fungal disease after a damp spring means trouble for struggling growers. A warm and wet spring has caused chaos in the vineyards of Andalusia, where mildew is threatening this year's Sherry production. Winegrowers fear that as much as 80 percent of their crop ...

June, 24, 2016 California Law Regulates Piece-Rate Payers

(Wines&Vines) - A new California law that went into effect in January 2016 presents problems for employers who pay their workers piece-rate (rather than hourly) wages. AB 1513 requires companies to separate piece-work compensation from rest and recovery (R&R) breaks and other “non-pro...