April, 18, 2016 Clinton Takes Credit for Making Wine Ice Cream a Thing

(Vanityfair) - With just one day to go before the New York primaries, all five candidates are desperately canvassing the state, trying to scrape every last vote from each nook and cranny of the state’s diverse populations. They’ve been to dinners at Sylvia’s, in Harlem, and vi...

April, 18, 2016 India blocks Mallya’s passport

(TDB) - Pressure is mounting on former United Spirits owner Vijay Mallya after India ordered the suspension of his diplomatic passport late last week. The move is in response to Mallya’s continued failure to answer a summons from India’s Enforcement Directive, which investigate...

April, 18, 2016 Italian wine ‘better than’ French, says Italy’s PM

(Decanter) - Italy's prime minister Matteo Renzi has caused a stir in French media after claiming that his country's fine wines were better than those from France... Matteo Renzi wine comments cause stir in French media Matteo Renzi said during the Vinitaly trade show in Verona last week th...

April, 17, 2016 DtC Shipments Climb 12%; Total Wine Sales up 4%

(Wines&Vines) - Direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine shipments increased by 12% over the previous year to reach $283 million in March. The 12-month total also grew by 10% to surpass $2 billion as wine club shipments and the return of warmer weather helped fuel the seasonal increase in DtC sales. ...

April, 17, 2016 Sonoma pinot wins three awards in Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge

(PD) - Sonoma’s Westwood Estate was the top winner of the 2016 Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge with a triple threat. The 2014 Clone 37 pinot noir from Westwood’s fog-cooled Annadel Gap Vineyard took home the Best of Show Red, Best of Sonoma County and Best of the Best awards. ...

April, 17, 2016 Bulgaria to Host 40th World Congress of Vine and Wine in 2017

(BTA) - Bulgaria will host the 40th World Congress of Vine and Wine and the 15th General Assembly of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) in 2017, the Agriculture and Food Ministry said in a press release Sunday. This prestigious forum in Bulgaria will be an advertisement not on...

April, 17, 2016 Australian wine exports to China up 64 percent

(Xinhua) -- Australian wine exports to China have lifted 64 percent in the past 12 months, according to a report released on Monday. Exports from April 2015 to March 2016 to China accounted for 397 million Australian dollars (303.4 million U.S. dollars), overtaking Britain at 371 million Aus...

April, 17, 2016 California's New Wave of Sparkling Wine

(Wine-Searcher) - A new breed of California bubbly is emerging, James Lawrence discovers, and from some surprising places. "Who makes the best sparkling wine outside of Champagne?" It's a question I am often asked by friends, and my answer is always California – some of the closest appr...