February, 22, 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon: The World’s Most Popular Red Wine

(Vivino) - If Chardonnay is the queen of wine grapes, then Cabernet Sauvignon is the undisputed king. It's the world's most planted grape variety, and the driving force behind some of the most prestigious winegrowing regions, like Bordeaux and the heart of the American wine industry, Napa Valley. ...

February, 22, 2016 How do wineries set the price for a bottle of wine?

(Marketplace) - Have you ever wondered how a winery decides what to charge for a bottle of wine? Michael Devitt of Boise, Idaho did, and he sent in this question for our “I’ve Always Wondered” series: He asked, “How do wineries set the price for a bottle of wine...

February, 22, 2016 We’re buying more wine online. Cross your fingers that will lead to cheaper options.

(WP) - Americans are buying more wine than ever without going to a wine store. Direct-to-consumer sales increased 66 percent from 2010 to 2015, with 4.3 million cases valued at nearly $2 billion shipped directly from wineries to consumers last year. That’s according to an annual su...

February, 22, 2016 14 Ways to Grow Your Small Business

(SmallBizTrends) - Gary Vaynerchuk is the Belarusian business mogul who transformed his father’s $3 million wine business into a $60 million empire. He used YouTube to start  Wine Library TV  which now has over 155,000 subscribers. His love of video marketing and staying on top ...

February, 22, 2016 Austria: Brewery opens beer-filled hot tub

(TDB) - A brewery has opened its doors to beer fans looking for a spa treatment with a difference, inviting them to bathe in a hot tub filled with beer. The Starkenberg Brewery in Austria has filled one of its seven heated swimming pools with 42,000 pints of beer to create the boozy h...

February, 21, 2016 Under the influence? How the wine industry dominates Sonoma County election campaigns

(SonomaSun) - For at least two decades, Sonoma County officials have sided with the wine industry in nearly every major political dispute. The reason? The industry dominates the county’s economy – and financially dominates county election campaigns. Last spring, Sonoma County super...

February, 21, 2016 Charles Krug Winery's Peter Mondavi Sr. passes away at 101

(NVR) - Peter Mondavi Sr., a Napa Valley innovator who steered his family’s Charles Krug Winery through more than a half-century of revolutionary change in the industry, died on Feb. 20 at his St. Helena home on the Charles Krug estate surrounded by his family. He was 101. A private servic...

February, 21, 2016 Amateur Winemaker Takes Action on Aroma Loss

(Wines&Vines) - A micron-thin membrane may be the key that locks the door on wine aromas. Three years of trials with a polyvinylamine membrane have produced positive results for Dr. Dick Jones, a former professor of pulmonary medicine from the University of Alberta who has lived in Naramata ...