May, 06, 2016 Cork suppliers step toward TCA-free future

(TDB) - Natural cork producers are ramping up their efforts to stay ahead of alternative closure suppliers with the development of new technology that promises to eliminate TCA cork taint. While the percentage of natural cork closures affected by TCA has declined dramatically in the past decade...

May, 06, 2016 English sparkling wine ripe for Japan success?

(TDB) - Japanese wine importer Mottox has taken on four English sparkling wine producers for the first time, believing the category, which its chief buyer describes as “the brother of Champagne”, to have the potential to blossom. “After having sampled English sparkling wines fo...

May, 06, 2016 Google Has a Wine Club

(Seroundtable) - Revelry Vintners posted a picture on Twitter of them being invited to Google for the May Wine club tasting and pouring. They wrote on Twitter "#Google knows how to #CincoDeMayo! We were thrilled to be a part of their May wine club and pour at their office." You can see the ...

May, 06, 2016 The Prosecco Crisis Has Been Averted (Here’s To Guzzling Fizzy Wine For Years To Come)

(YahooStyle) - Prosecco fanciers are safe for another year. There’s absolutely no chance the UK will run dry in 2016.* You might remember the great prosecco drought of ‘15? This time last year the world was facing a global shortfall of delicious Italian fizz. Prosecco producers predic...

May, 05, 2016 Canada: Nova Scotia offers $12M to wine industry

(TheChronicleHerald) - Grape growers and members of the wine industry had big smiles Thursday. The Nova Scotia government announced the first $3.5 million of a $12-million investment to grow the sector over the next four years. “By investing in and working with this sector we will ...

May, 05, 2016 EX-MILLERCOORS BOSS ADMITS $8M FRAUD

(TDB) - A former executive at brewing giant MillerCoors has admitted defrauding the company of $8.6 million (£5.9m) by billing for marketing events that didn’t take place. David Colletti, 57, who managed MillerCoors sales at stadiums and entertainment venues until 2013, faces a five ...

May, 05, 2016 Ex-Aussie Prime Minister's Wine Spending Spree

(Wine-Searcher) - The beer-drinking politician turned to the grape after a leadership battle almost toppled him. His official wine cellar was described as "tragic" and "bewildering" while he was in office, but former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott clearly saved the best for last. After...

May, 05, 2016 Napa Valley: Wine Train plans new train, winery stops

(NVR) - For the first time in its 27-year history, Napa Valley Wine Train is planning a service that will deposit tourists at a string of Upvalley wineries for tours and tastings. Participants say this elegant service, called “Quattro Vino,” is a way for wineries to host visitors wit...