March, 22, 2016 EUROPE’S LARGEST WINE BOTTLING FACILITY EXPANDS

(TDB) - Europe’s largest wine warehouse and distribution centre just got bigger, with a sixth bottling line allowing it to now fill 1,200 bottles of wine every minute. The new high-speed bottling line at Accolade Park in Bristol, owned by Accolade Wines, producer of Hardys, Banrock St...

March, 22, 2016 Non-profit Winery to Fund Workers' Healthcare

(Wine-Searcher) - Washington wineries set up a business to help vineyard workers with their health costs. In American vineyards, grape pickers face heat stroke and rattlesnakes, not to mention sharp tools wielded as fast as possible. Many do so without green cards or health insurance. A Washi...

March, 22, 2016 WHY RIVERS MAKE GREAT WINE REGIONS

(VinePair) - We get it —  wine regions are special , and not just because the fruits of their labor have lent a happy buzz to imbibers for millennia. A wealth of intricate details combine to make these hallowed regions perfect for grape growing. Sunshine, soil, and water are the basic in...

March, 22, 2016 Expert Says Wine Isn’t Nearly As Healthful As We Think

(HuffPost) - Anyone who’s still drinking alcohol “for their health” should listen up. Past research has shown that the chemicals in red wine  may help fight aging  and lower risk for  cardiovascular  disease and  cancer . And indeed, research shows...

March, 22, 2016 NAKED WINES HITS RECORD £100M SALES

(TDB) - Naked Wines has achieved a record £100 million in sales since March 2015, the start of the financial year. It is the first full year indication of sales achieved by the crowd funded online retailer since it was  bought by Majestic PLC for £70 million  in April ...

March, 22, 2016 Bordeaux 2015: American buyers ‘excited’ but wary of prices

(Decanter) - Some US wine merchants are becoming increasingly optimistic for the Bordeaux 2015 wines ahead of the en primeur tasting week, but there is an air of caution until prices are known - and purchases may focus on lesser known estates.  Professor Denis Dubourdieu – Decant...

March, 22, 2016 Pét-Nat: When Sparkling Wine Goes Au Naturel

(WSJ) - PÉT-NAT MUST BE one of the cutest monikers in the wine world today. The whimsical nickname for pétillant-naturel, a slightly sparkling natural wine, also happens to capture its character best. Softly effervescent, sometimes quite frothy and ranging in style from dry to sweet, ...

March, 21, 2016 An Upside To Climate Change? Better French Wine

(NPR) - While climate change threatens coastal cities and generates extreme weather, the effects of global warming could bring good news to some of France's most esteemed vineyards. Here, the conditions needed to produce early-ripening fruit, which is historically associated with highly rated wi...