April, 28, 2016 Coffee, wine good for the gut, but what about soda?

(CBSNews) - The  food you eat  and the medicines you take can alter your  gut bacteria  in ways that either help or harm your health, two new studies suggest. Foods like fruits, vegetables,  coffee , tea,  wine , yogurt and buttermilk can increase the diversity of b...

April, 28, 2016 eBay Pours More Resources Into Selling Wine

(Fortune) - The marketplace giant is debuting a new wine vertical. EBay has premiered a new category for lovers of zinfandel, chardonnay, and Bordeaux. The e-commerce company opened a new area on Wednesday for buying and selling wine, part of its push to be a marketplace for nearly all kinds ...

April, 28, 2016 Survey: Russian River Brewing Co.'s Pliny the Younger brought in $5 million for Sonoma County

(PD) - February’s release of Pliny the Younger generated almost $5 million in economic impact from those who traveled from outside the county to taste the world-famous beer, according to a survey by the Sonoma County Economic Development Board. The board found this year’s two-we...

April, 27, 2016 How beer could help with weight loss

(FoxNews) - When it comes to health benefits and alcohol, antioxidant-rich red wine is usually the drink drawing all the praise.  But beer — carbs and calories notwithstanding — also has its upsides, with studies showing the beverage can help prevent kidney stones, strengthen bo...

April, 27, 2016 AB InBev snaps up Italian craft brewer a week after it agreed sale of Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime

(Cityam) -   AB InBev  has gulped down an Italian craft beer brand, only a week after it agreed to sell the premium Italian lager brand Peroni as part of its takeover of  SABMiller .  The world's largest brewer snapped up Italy's Birra del Borgo for an undisclosed sum, ...

April, 26, 2016 Virginia kombucha maker finds itself in California wine giant’s crosshairs

(BizJournal) - When Ethan and Kate Zuckerman founded their kombucha company outside of Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2010, they chose the name “Barefoot” because of their ethos: They wanted to have as small an environmental footprint as possible, to “tread lightly” on the ea...

April, 26, 2016 Sonoma’s 8,000-Acre Santa Angelina Ranch Seeks $39 Million

(WSJ) - An almost 8,000-acre ranch in Sonoma county, the wine-growing region north of San Francisco, is on the market with an asking price of $39 million. Named Santa Angelina, the ranch sits in the Knights Valley region, roughly a 90-minute drive from San Francisco. The property includes a hist...

April, 26, 2016 How to start a winery

(TheCalifornian) - The questions get asked regularly: “I have several acres of vineyards in my front yard, what do I need to do to become a winery”? Or “I really want to start my own wine brand. How do I do this?” The answer to both is: “It depends!” What...