May, 17, 2016 Europe’s Biggest Wine Drinkers

(JBN) - Which countries in Europe drink the most wine? According to research conducted by  the Wine Institute , the top country for per capita wine consumption in Europe may come as a surprise. The Vatican City drinks more wine per person than anywhere else in the world with residents of the H...

May, 17, 2016 Why Burgundy Is The Hottest Wine Region In Asia Now

(Forbes) - “Asians are ferocious learners of anything they set their heart to. When they do jump on something, like wine, they do so  en masse ,” says Mandy Chan, partner of fine wine importing company Ginsberg & Chan. For Chan, Burgundy now makes up 40% of total sales and they...

May, 16, 2016 California Farmers Innovate to Fight Drought

(Newsdeeply) - In the arid Golden State, growers and agricultural researchers have been developing techniques to conserve precious water and use it more efficiently. Here are some things they’ve learned. WHEN THE FAMOUS  statistic that says it takes 1.1 gallons (4.2 liters) of w...

May, 16, 2016 5 Really Weird, Useful Things You Can Do With Wine—Like Scrub Your Produce

(Washingtonian) - The Symphony Woods Lobby Shop is hosting this year’s  Wine in the Woods , a festival that celebrates (you guessed it) wine! The festival is out in Howard County, Maryland right off the Columbia Pike. It attracts about 30,000 patrons who come for the music, food and, of ...

May, 16, 2016 A Dutch Plastic Wine Container Made In The U.S. Rust Belt

(Forbes) -  According to Robbert-Jan Knoppers, Communications Public Affairs & Sustainable Development at the Dutch-based  Lightweight Containers BV , the future for dispensing wine on-premise (in restaurants and bars) includes the keg. His company has invested in the Holy Grai...

May, 15, 2016 Rudy Kurniawan film Sour Grapes gets first airing

(Decanter) -  Sour Grapes  delves into the murky world of fine wine fraud, dealing in particular with  Rudy Kurniawan,  and was screened for the first time at the Hot Docs documentary festival in Toronto. A first UK screening is set for next month – see details below. ...

May, 15, 2016 Wine Sales Spring Higher in April

(Wines&Vines) - Wine sales in all of the channels tracked by Wines Vines Analytics saw significant increases in April compared to the previous year, according to the latest Wine Industry Metrics report. Total U.S. wine sales rose 6%; off-premise sales grew by 5%, and DtC shipments increased ...

May, 15, 2016 Greetings from the Biggest Wine Region You Don’t Know

(PasteMagazine) - Here are the tasting notes on the fair-trade pour-over coffee from Costa Rica that I’m drinking: “Bergamot; sunflower seed, organic green grapes.” I manage to order a cappuccino from the ironic-facial-hair grunge-meister barista without asking how you discer...