May, 10, 2016 Good Company Wines Acquires Wine Club “Experience” Company to Target Millennial Wine Buying Segment

(BUSINESSWIRE) - Good Company Wines, the leading full-stack wine company and parent to the online wine retailer, invino, today announced the acquisition of Glassful, the New York-based wine club company. Developed to deliver a fully customized wine-buying experience, Glassful has been highly succes...

May, 10, 2016 Thomas Jefferson—Lover of Wines, Keeper of Records

(WSJ) - Certain American presidents have demonstrated interest, even passion for wine. President Richard Nixon, for example, was a great fan of Chateau Margaux, a famous and pricey Bordeaux—although he was known to serve guests something much cheaper. President Ronald Reagan liked to showcase...

May, 10, 2016 Fewer Grapes for South African Wine as El Nino Damages Harvest

(Bloomberg) - South Africa’s wine-grape crop will probably be the smallest since 2011 after El Nino caused excess heat and dry weather, industry body VinPro said. The crop is seen declining 6.7 percent to 1.38 million metric tons in 2016, the Paarl, Western Cape province-based organiz...

May, 10, 2016 Bordeaux 2015: Wine Futures Prices and Analysis

The springtime frenzy of Bordeaux’s  en primeur  tastings is over, and the next stage in the 2015 vintage's life is here: the formal release of the wine futures to the market. Merchants and Bordeaux fans alike are now learning  how much the wines will cost —and deciding w...

May, 10, 2016 California looks at easing drought cuts after wet winter

(PD) - California will consider lifting a mandatory statewide water conservation order for cities and towns after a rainy, snowy winter eased the state's five-year drought, water officials said Monday. Members of the state Water Resources Control Board - czars of the state's drought emerge...

May, 10, 2016 Big Success for Bulgaria at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2016

(WB) - The 2016 edition of Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Plovdiv / Bulgaria (April 29 – May 1st) ended with a tremendous success of the host country. The quality revolution which wine experts saw coming up in the last five years was demonstrated in a very impressive way: Bulgarian prod...

May, 09, 2016 Study compares wines from diseased and healthy vines

(WSU.EDU) - Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) has plagued vineyards for centuries, but little is known about how this virus impacts the fruit quality and actual wine produced from grapes of affected plants. Researchers from different disciplines at Washington State University teamed up to examine...

May, 09, 2016 Jefford on Monday: The yachtsman’s white

(Decanter) - Andrew Jefford takes a close look at Sardinia’s only DOCG wine, Vermentino di Gallura, and wonders if Vermentino will ever be considered one of the world’s great white wines. Some varieties seem destined to be more enjoyed than admired – like shy, submissive, sweet...