March, 17, 2016 Beer and Winemaking Among Top Dream Jobs

(TDB) - Winemakers and brewers should count their blessings, as their jobs are among the top dream careers that people would most like to do, a new study has revealed. Nearly one in ten people dreams of brewing beer or making wine as their job – the eighth most popular ideal career – a...

March, 17, 2016 How character-driven labels are driving wine sales

(PD) - As the wine aisles swell with an ever-rising sea of brands, wine producers are looking to increasingly rich and imaginative narratives on which to build their brands. Often, these narratives have nothing at all to do with the origins of the wine itself. Rather, these brands borrow from h...

March, 17, 2016 Where Streams of Whiskey are Flowing

(Wine-Searcher) - Irish whiskey has made a remarkable comeback in the past two decades, but can its meteoric rise continue? If you have a trace of Irish ancestry in you – and even if you don't – there's a fair chance you'll be raising a glass to someone or something today. And, if you...

March, 17, 2016 Does Red Wine Make You Sleepier Than White Wine?

(VinePair) - You’ve been at that party where someone says, “Oh, no red wine for me. It makes me so sleepy.” OK, straight Scotch for you then… Seriously, though, is there any truth to that? Does red wine—especially as opposed to white wine—make us sleepier? A...

March, 16, 2016 Limo Driver Charged in Wine Country Crash That Killed 4

(ABCNews) - The limousine driver whose four passengers were killed in a crash in New York's Long Island wine country has been indicted on criminally negligent homicide and other charges, prosecutors said Wednesday. Carlos Pino, 58, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Centr...

March, 16, 2016 Say It Isn't So: Wine Is A Commodity!

(Forbes) - Despite the fact that so many professional critics have reduced wine to a series of number ratings, the romance lingers. Wine geeks and everyday wine drinkers alike wax philosophical over the artistry, craft and spiritual mystique of wine. We cherish the warmth and comfort the stories be...

March, 16, 2016 U.S. Wine Industry Stays Strong in February

(Wines&Vines) - All of the key metrics of the U.S. wine industry made positive gains in February, with some posting double-digit growth over the previous year as sales and winery hiring stay strong. According to the latest monthly metrics report by Wines Vines Analytics, total U.S. wine sale...

March, 16, 2016 CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAILLY: THE FIRST CLARET IN SPACE?

(TDB) - Chateau Haut-Bailly may become the first claret to be enjoyed in space after the estate puts its name to a wine bottle designed for use in zero-gravity. The circular bottle was created by design student Octave de Gaulle as part of his Civilizing Space project, which i...