March, 23, 2016 Washington Wine Commission: Wine industry grows its research commitment

(Tri-cityherald) - Winemaking is art and science. Thanks to research supported by Washington State’s wine industry, growers use an array of science-based tools that help conserve irrigation water and practice integrated pest management (IPM) to control pests. Meanwhile, winemakers use ot...

March, 23, 2016 5 WINE REGIONS YOU NEED TO VISIT THIS SPRING

(VinePair) - The weather is getting warmer and soon, vineyards in the Northern Hemisphere will be in the midst of “bud break,” when vines begin their annual growing. It’s a beautiful time to visit a vineyard and see a winery in action. Wine tourism is a big industry, and for go...

March, 23, 2016 BREWERY FORCED TO WITHDRAW ‘NAZI’ BEER

(TDB) - A Bavarian brewery has withdrawn one of its beers after critics claimed it contained hidden messages of support for neo-Nazism and Adolf Hitler. Brauerei Röhrl, based in the south eastern German town of Straubing, found itself at the centre of controversy after it released a be...

March, 22, 2016 Cameron Says U.K. Drinks Business Protected by EU Membership

(Bloomberg) - Prime Minister David Cameron turned to alcohol on Wednesday in his campaign to avert a British vote to leave the European Union, saying continued membership will protect the country’s 45 billion-pound ($64 billion) wine and spirits industry. Exports of British sparkling wines...

March, 22, 2016 France plans to usurp Scotland as the home of the world's best whisky

(Independent) - Study claims the French drink more of the spirit than any other country. France is planning to usurp Scotland’s reputation as the home of the world’s best whisky, fired by a growing national obsession with the drink. According to a study by retail consultants Bonia...

March, 22, 2016 Global Warming Could Be Leading to Better French Wine

(Fortune) - But sorry wine-lovers, the good times may not last. Among all the global warming effects scientists have been warning us about for decades, one of them could have been increasing the quality of French wine. Higher temperatures in France have condensed the usual growth cycles ...

March, 22, 2016 On Wine: Are additives always a bad thing?

(PressDemocrat) - It’s the secret wine makers almost universally decline to admit: More additives are used in wine around the world today than ever before. Which accounts for the fact that wine today is better than it has ever been. The real problem is that no wine maker ever wants...

March, 22, 2016 AJ Foyt Wine Vault gears up for Indy 500

(WISHTV) — A well-known name in racing is also a name in the wine business. Laura Steele sat down with AJ Foyt the fourth grandson of the legendary driver, AJ Foyt to tell us about the Foyt Wine Vault on Main Street in Speedway. The Foyt Wine Vault is a combination of bar, a museum of all ...