January, 08, 2019 It Starts With Wine, a New Wine Enthusiast Television Series, Launches on Amazon Prime and Vimeo

(Winemag) - The new cinematic series offers a never-before-seen look behind the vines, showcasing the personalities, producers and culture of wine. Wine Enthusiast is pleased to announce the launch of It Starts With Wine, a new original cinematic series on Amazon Prime Video and Vimeo on Demand....

January, 08, 2019 French government rewards Portuguese wine personality

(TDB) - President of the Portuguese Association of Wines & Spirits, Paulo Amorim, has been awarded by the French Government with the Commendation of Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole. The French accolade is designed to recognize excellence in agriculture, and has been be...

January, 08, 2019 Non-alcoholic beer sales rose to £7.6 million over Christmas

(TDB) - Supermarkets posted record sales of £29.3 billion the 12 weeks to the end of December 2018, according to the latest market report from analyst Kantar Worldpanel, alongside a notable spike in low and no ABV drinks. Non alcoholic beer, in particular, earned supermarkets an £7.6 mi...

January, 08, 2019 Château Dauzac in Bordeaux to get new owner

(Decanter) - French entrepreneur Christian Roulleau was expected to be confirmed as the new owner of Château Dauzac, following talks with insurance group MAIF, which has owned the Bordeaux fifth growth estate since 1988.  It emerged in December 2018 that Christian Roulleau was in nego...

January, 08, 2019 Impending Supreme Court Hearing Could Open Doors

(Wine Searcher) - Part One of our insight into the seminal Supreme Court hearing, Part Two tomorrow. The Tennessee wine case that the US Supreme Court will hear this month could be a Very Big Deal for wine lovers, so much so that Wine-Searcher is sending me to Washington DC to cover the oral arg...

January, 07, 2019 How Gravity-Flow Wineries are Taking Grapes to New Heights

(Winemag) Winemakers are turning to rustic methods to produce low-intervention wines. So how does skipping pumps in favor of gravity change what’s in your bottle? Somewhere between industrialized winemaking and the full-on natural/no-intervention movement, there are a growing number of pr...

January, 07, 2019 Is It Cold Outside? You Might Be Drinking More

(Wine Spectator) New evidence shows that where you live could affect how much wine you consume You know the old saying, "It's all about location, location, location"? It might apply to how much alcohol you drink. Recent research published in the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseas...

January, 07, 2019 Predictions for 2019: Wine-Inspired Royal Baby Name; #WineBeerEmoji Campaign

(Wine Spectator) What's on the horizon for wine moods in 2019? Unfiltered bets on baby names, LeBron James, a Mariah Carey cult-wine movement, and the drama and thrills of direct-to-consumer wine shipping comes to the big screen Now that all the New Year's poppers have popped, Champagne has been...