January, 01, 2019 Go Inside Napa’s Oldest, Continuously Operating Sparkling Wine Producer

(VinePair) - Frank Family Vineyards isn’t the most recognizable of Napa Valley’s  sparkling wine producers. Mumm, Schramsberg, and Domaine Chandon are all better known. Nor is it the longest, continuously operating winery in the valley — that honor goes to Beringer Vineyards,...

January, 01, 2019 Sunday wine sales in grocery stores now legal in Tennessee

 (WJHL) - More than 30 new laws go into effect on January 1 in Tennessee. One of those laws will allow the sale of wine in grocery stores on Sunday. In April, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law for seven-day wine and liquor sales. The law went into effect immediately for l...

January, 01, 2019 Prosecco Bursting the Champagne Bubble

(Wine-Searcher) - With other bubblies sparkling bright, is Champagne's star fizzing out? The holidays: the most won-der-ful time of the year, when delusional notions and cynical lies issue forth with every single "Season's Greetings" email individuals even tangentially involved in sales send ...

December, 27, 2018 The Most Counterfeit Wines in the World

(Vaocubo) - Wine counterfeiting is not a new subject, so much so that it has been theme of some movies like famous Sour Grapes. In a surprising estimate, it is said that 20% of the wine in circulation on the market can be faked. This number first generates a certain disbelief, but given the diff...

December, 27, 2018 Americans like sweet wines, but nobody talks about it. Missed opportunity for wineries, and media?

(WBlakegray) - Americans like sweet wines. Big wine companies know it. East Coast wineries know it. The main people in the dark are the wine media: people like me. We usually write disparagingly about red wines with residual sugar, if we write about them at all. We drink in an ivory tower. This i...

December, 20, 2018 Americans double their drinking during the holidays

(BD) - The average American sees a 100% increase in their alcoholic drinking habits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, according to a new study. ...

December, 20, 2018 Trade-Enforcement Agencies Are Ramping Up Their Wine-Sales Investigations

(Forbes) - Wholesalers and retailers of wine and spirits had better be aware of the new retail norms. The Washington D.C.-based  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau  (TTB) has been ramping up its investigations into legal infractions that break the Tied House Rules—a set o...

December, 12, 2018 Illinois Distributor's Massive Payout to TTB

(Wine-Searcher) - Elgin offers up $325,000 as a mea culpa for breaking Tied House rules. As the Washington DC-based Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) ramps up its trade practice-enforcement investigations, more wholesalers are appearing on their radar for foul play and Tied House in...