May, 22, 2016 Is Familiarity Breeding Contempt for Chardonnay?

(Wine-Searcher) - While Pinot is super-popular,  W. Blake Gray  asks why California Chardonnay just can't get no respect? In Burgundy, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are grown in many of the same villages and are nearly equally revered. But in California, there's no relationship between the...

May, 22, 2016 Activists stir debate over reported weed killer in wines

(NVR) - Since reaching the market more than 40 years ago, glyphosate has become the most common of all weed-killing chemicals in the world’s farms and fields. In recent months, an activist group has turned the spotlight toward the presence of glyphosate in one of California’s most visi...

May, 22, 2016 NZ: How neighbours from hell are damaging our vineyards

(Stuff) - During the 2015-16 growing season, a Central Otago vineyard lost 20 per cent of its crop in one afternoon. A winery which owns a large nearby vineyard estimates it lost 100 tonnes of fruit on the same day. Along  one road in Wairarapa, several vineyards had up to 30 per cent ...

May, 22, 2016 Disgraced Founder Of Pure Food & Wine Promises She'll Pay It All Back

(Gothamist) - Last year, unionized workers at high-price raw vegan restaurant Pure Food and Wine struggled through  unpaid wages  ( more than once ), an  owner that went AWOL , and the failure of  their attempt to start a newer, fairer, employee-owned business . As Pure ...

May, 22, 2016 Mouton ’45 Leads $21.9 Million Koch Wine Auction at Sotheby’s

(Bloomberg) - Ten bottles of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1945 Bordeaux from the cellar of billionaire collector William Koch fetched $343,000 at a three-day Sotheby’s sale in New York which raised $21.9 million, a total it said was a record for a wine collection sold at auction. Six magnums ...

May, 22, 2016 Can the pop-top wine can survive its faddish stage?

(WP) - In summer 2016, wine lovers have a smart new slogan: Yes, we can. Which is to say that wine in a can, an idea that has been attempted in the States since at least the 1980s, when soda companies tried their hand in the wine game, is back. In the past, the idea never achieved escape velocit...

May, 20, 2016 The top 10 mistakes wineries make in the US market – and how to avoid them

(Meininger) - “Wow!” I thought.  This wine, from this producer, at this price could be a winner in the U.S.  “Have you thought of bringing it over?”  I asked the producer who was exhibiting his wine at the London Wine Fair.  “To tell you the trut...

May, 20, 2016 How Aging Affects Whiskey, Beer, and Wine

(Mentalfloss) - Nothing escapes Father Time—not even booze. Whiskey, wine, and beer all change with age, but the way each changes depends on if the aging is done before or after bottling. Typically, the process of aging beer, wine, or a spirit before bottling is referred to as “...