May, 09, 2016 Myth Busted: There Is No Need To Pop The Cork And Let The Bottle Breathe Before Pouring

(VinePair) - “You’re gonna want to pop the cork and let this bottle of red open up for thirty minutes to an hour before drinking it.” WHAT?! I teach a wine class once a week and no matter what the subject is about, at the end I always take general wine questions. And...

May, 09, 2016 What do wine medal labels really mean and do they help you choose a decent bottle?

(Mirror) - Supermarket shelves are awash with bottles of Bordeaux, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio covered in awards but choosing a bottle can still be baffling. Picking a bottle of plonk at the off-licence or the supermarket can be a tricky business. Rows and rows of reds , whites, rose, ...

May, 08, 2016 Minnesota wine industry toasts new cold-hardy grape

(THonline) -  In a few years, visitors to one of Minnesota’s dozens of winery tasting rooms will be able to sample a dry white dinner wine made from locally grown grapes. State growers are bullish on Itasca, the new grape cultivar developed by the University of Minneso...

May, 08, 2016 Bird flu scare forces French to eat Bulgarian foie gras

(TheTimes) - French foie gras lovers may have to swallow their pride and turn to Bulgaria for the delicacy after a campaign to eradicate bird flu halted domestic production. Under measures imposed by the government, France appears certain to face a shortage of foie gras in the run-up to Chr...

May, 08, 2016 The People's Pinot Noir: Crowd-Funded Wine From Willamette Valley Vineyards

(Forbes) - If you open a bottle of Willamette Valley Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir you’re opening a wine that represents the collective effort and energy of a consumer-owned winery. WVV made its first public offering in 1989 with 1000 owners investing an average of $1500 each. Today the company...

May, 08, 2016 Virginia Wine Sales Near $1 Billion With Help From Case and Trump

(Bloomberg) - Virginia has become one of the top five viticultural states in the U.S. through its growing number of wine-making operations, generating annual sales of close to $1 billion from around 275 wineries clustered around Monticello and Middleburg, according to state officials visiting Londo...

May, 08, 2016 New Wine Destination in Amador County

(Wines&Vines) - The town of Sutter Creek in Amador County, Calif., recently saw the opening of its 10th winery tasting room and has become a wine destination showcasing many Sierra Foothills wines and their producers all within easy walking distance. The tasting rooms—along with recent ad...

May, 08, 2016 Germany and Alsace's Battle of the Rieslings

(Wine-Searcher) - What do German winemakers think of Alsatian Riesling and vice-versa? Tom Hyland finds out. When it comes to Riesling – "the greatest grape" as some in the industry have labeled it – the spiritual home for this variety resides in two lands: Germany and Alsace. Giv...