May, 20, 2016 Napa Valley: Opus One wins expansion approval

(NVR) - Opus One winery convinced county Planning Commissioners on Wednesday that its success warrants doubling wine production and making other changes, despite some public concerns about cumulative impacts. “I think it is a well-designed change for this winery that is minimally impactful...

May, 20, 2016 CARLSBERG CREATES BEER FROM ‘ORIGINAL’ YEAST

(TDB) - Carlsberg has brewed a beer using one of the first “pure” yeast strains that is the “forefather” of modern lagers to celebrate its laboratory’s 140th anniversary. Researchers from Carlsberg’s laboratory have been able to extract living yeast cells...

May, 20, 2016 EDIBLE SIX-PACK RINGS PROTECT SEA LIFE

(TDB) - A Florida brewery is using waste from the brewing process to manufacture eco-friendly six-pack rings to replace the plastic used in existing products. Craft and independent brewers are increasingly  turning to cans for their beers , partly due to the positive environmental cred...

May, 20, 2016 Get Ready for the Wine World's Richest, Glitziest Weekend

(Bloomberg) - One-of-a-kind jeroboams, a sleepover at first-growth Chateau Latour, dinner with Robert Parker, a meeting with Bulgari’s head watch designer, cool cars, and, above all, plenty of frenzied bidding for these over-the-top lots: That’s only part of what to expect at this year&...

May, 19, 2016 THE MOST EXPENSIVE WINE IN THE WORLD JUST SMASHED A RECORD AT SOTHEBY'S

(Elledecor) - Collectors may not be willing to spend on magnificent jewels or fine art at auctions lately – but when it comes to wine, that's a totally different story. Last Wednesday, a private collection of two 12 -case bottles of Henri Jayer's 1978 Richebourg Burgundy fetched a record-b...

May, 19, 2016 Are Millennials Wine Snobs?

(Forbes) - The days of keg stands and beer bongs may be over now that a growing number of Millennials are pivoting towards grapes. Today’s 20- and 30-somethings downed 159.6 million cases of wine in 2015, according to the Wine Market Council, accounting for 42% of all the wine consumed in the...

May, 19, 2016 Booming wine region enticing investors as Ontario relaxes laws

(NVR) - Row after row of delicate young vines line the long driveway leading to Peller Estates Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It's a cool spring morning and the expansive lawn in front of the winery is edged by a patio that will host parties and tastings all summer. John Peller, chief executive ...

May, 19, 2016 Beautiful Bordeaux Releases Leave Merchants Smiling

(Wine-Searcher) - The release of a string of exquisite wines brings the buzz back to the en primeur campaign. A "drop-dead gorgeous" Léoville Barton, a "best since 1961" Giscours and an excellent but disappointingly scarce Pontet-Canet are at the head of a clutch of recent 2015 Bordeaux r...