May, 31, 2016 Master of Wine Challenges Tenets of Industry

(Wines&Vines) - Do you sneak sips of pickle juice? Take in stray cats? Then you also probably don’t like tannic Cabernet Sauvignon wines, says wine sensory expert and Master of Wine Tim Hanni. Hanni made those unexpected observations and more at the recent Wines & Vines Oak Confere...

May, 31, 2016 Francois Hollande opens Bordeaux wine theme park – Cité du Vin

(Decanter) - French president François Hollande has officially opened Bordeaux's 80-million-euro Cité du Vin wine centre, despite a backdrop of national strikes plus protests at the venue from campaigners against pesticide use in vineyards.  Hollande took to the stage alo...

May, 31, 2016 There is absolutely no reason for a wine gun to exist, but you’ll want one anyway

(BGR) - Sometimes you come across something that is just so ridiculous that you have no idea why it exists. But then you look at it again. And again. And it calls to you. And you need it. Such is the case with the  WineOvation WNO-01 Powered Wine Opener Gun , which might just be the most bi...

May, 31, 2016 On Wine: How to start a wine cellar

(PD) - Perfect wine storage was not uppermost in my mind when I moved into my first house on Nov. 1, 1973. But what I serendipitously had fallen into was a pitfall I did not know existed, a malady that has no known cure. The house was on a hillside; the garage, below the living quarters, had a s...

May, 31, 2016 Selling Millennials Through Myths & Lies (Part 1)

(SVBWine) - Millennials are the most engaged and socially connected generation of all cohorts. They demand sustainability and authenticity in their products. Socially responsible and transparent companies rank high in importance when it comes to their purchase decisions. They demand customizat...

May, 31, 2016 ‘Catastrophic’ hail in Chablis, Beaujolais and Cognac

(Decanter) - Fierce hailstorms have damaged vineyards in parts of Chablis in Burgundy, plus Beaujolais and Cognac, leading the country's farming federation to declare a 'state of catastrophe' in the worst-hit areas. Hail in Chablis is expected to have severely damaged vineyards in the southern...

May, 31, 2016 Stag's Leap Rushes to Judgment 40 Years On

(Wine-Searcher) - A Judgment of Paris anniversary tasting sees Stag's Leap Wine Cellars jump ahead of the pack again. Stag's Leap Wine Cellars has come top at a London re-run of the Judgement of Paris, 40 years on from the original tasting. It was on 24th May 1976 that Steven Spurrier, then a l...

May, 31, 2016 An inside look at Bordeaux's new wine museum

(USAToday) - Glass bell jars emitting aromas, interactive maps loaded with video-game technology, and tasting rooms so sleek you’d think you were in a Michelin-starred chef’s laboratory… Welcome to Bordeaux’s new Cité du Vin , which mayor Alain Juppé has p...