February, 10, 2016 Why Wine Has More Alcohol Than Ever

(MensHealth) - In the 1970s, actor-turned-Paul-Masson-wine-pitchman Orson Welles admonished, “We shall sell no wine before its time.” These days, Welles might say, “We shall sell no wine before it’s practically a distilled spirit.” A new study from the University of ...

February, 10, 2016 Mendocino Wine Co. sues Truett-Hurst winery over work with Paul Dolan

(PD) - The parent company of Mendocino Wine Co. has filed suit against vintner Phil Hurst and the subsidiary of Truett-Hurst Inc., alleging it helped winemaker Paul Dolan breach his fiduciary duties with the Ukiah winery. The suit revives a contentious battle between the Thornhill family, which ow...

February, 10, 2016 U.S. wine export market ripe for growth

(GoodFruit) - Washington wine grape growers should be looking to New Zealand as a model for premium wine production — and there’s opportunity for growth. That’s according to Greg Livengood, a global wine and grape broker for Ciatti Co. in San Rafael, California. New Zealand does...

February, 10, 2016 California Wine Grape Tonnage Falls: Preliminary report pegs total harvest at 3.69 million tons; prices strong in coastal region

(Wines&Vines) - California’s wine grape production in 2015 slipped 5% from the previous year and average prices for wine grapes fell by as much as 12% from the previous year, according to the preliminary California Grape Crush Report released today. The drop in production and prices did n...

February, 10, 2016 On wine: Behind the US wine label

(PD) - Trumping whatever aesthetic value a wine label may have, its main function is to impart legal information to the consumer. As such, the bottler, winery or winemaker, as well as the legal authority in the country where the wine is sold, have an interest in shaping that information. For their...

February, 10, 2016 ‘SMOKING GUN’ DISCOVERED IN DRAGON 8 CASE

(TDB) - US lawyer Don Cornwell claims he has discovered the “proverbial smoking gun” that shows Hong Kong auction house Dragon 8 committed “knowing fraud upon the public”. Posting on Wine Beserkers’ forum  yesterday, 9 February, Cornwell said he had found...

February, 10, 2016 Bordeaux Added to Pesticide Blacklist

(Wine-Searcher) - Vineyard sprays blamed for shocking levels of banned chemical traces found in children. Living in a famous wine region like Bordeaux sounds idyllic, but a recent investigation shows it's not such a hot idea – especially if you have kids. This Sunday the center of ...

February, 10, 2016 Heat takes toll on Washington’s 2015 wine harvest

(GreatNorthWestWine) - Last year’s heat meant lower tonnage in Washington state. The annual wine grape report, released Monday, showed a mild decrease in the 2015 harvest, as the total tonnage dropped from 227,000 tons in 2015 to 222,000 tons last fall. The most dramatic decrease w...