March, 25, 2020 Tips and trends for averting a wine crisis

(StarTribune) - Best prices found on imported wines over 14% alcohol. But more U.S.- produced wines are coming on the market.  This is a difficult time for those in the wine trade. But the effects on wine consumers should be negligible, and in many cases positive. Especially if they know wh...

March, 15, 2020 Amid declining travel, Napa's wine industry braces for coronavirus impact

(NVR) - As experts predict a volatile time ahead for the tourism and hospitality industry, Napa Valley wineries say they haven’t yet felt the sting of  coronavirus-prompted cancellations , but they’re bracing. Tasting room sales by volume were down 22 percent over the w...

March, 09, 2020 MISSION HILL OWNER BUYS OKANAGAN WINERY FOR $12.5M

(TDB) - The owner of Canada’s Mission Hill winery and founder of seltzer brand White Claw, Anthony von Mandl, has bought Liquidity Wines in British Columbia for C$12.5 million. As reported by  Business in Vancouver , von Mandl has strengthened his foothold in the Canadian wine market,...

March, 07, 2020 It was only a matter of time. Lab-created ‘molecular’ wine is here.

(WP) - It was bound to happen sooner or later. Someone has made wine in a laboratory. Well, not wine, exactly. It’s a “molecular exclusive” made from “neutral spirits with carbonation, natural flavors, caramel color and beta carotene for color.” But I&...

March, 07, 2020 A malfunction causes red wine to flow from faucets in an Italian town

(CNN) - Who wouldn't love it if red wine started flowing from their kitchen sink? For a few hours Wednesday, residents of the northern Italian town of Castelvetro realized they could have their Lambrusco not just from bottles -- but also from their faucets and shower heads. A malfunction...

February, 13, 2020 Possible 100% Tariffs Loom Large Over U.S. Wine Industry

(WineMag) - This week, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will make another decision regarding  the 25% tariffs it imposed  on certain European Union (E.U.) wines and goods last year. It might opt to maintain them, reduce them, levy a 100% tax on all E.U. wines or any combination thereo...

February, 11, 2020 California Crushed About 3.9 Million Tons of Winegrapes in 2019

(WB) - California crushed fewer wine grapes last fall than in 2018, according to the preliminary 2019 grape crush report released Monday. California crushed roughly 3.9 million tons of grapes in 2019 – or 8 percent less than in 2018, according to data the California Agricult...

February, 02, 2020 Confusion reigns supreme over proposed 100% wine tariffs

(OregonLice) -A recent tweet by French President Emmanuel Macron  cooled one potential trade conflict  with the United States, while  muddying the waters of another . The confusing fallout has everyone in the wine world scrambling to make sense of it all. On Jan. 20, Macron tweete...