February, 09, 2016 Wine Yeast to Get a Little Cheaper

(Wines&Vines) - Given oxygen, stable temperatures and a supply of sugar, yeast will happily get to work powering a fermentation. One can safely assume that at the microbial level, the yeast don’t perceive a difference between fermenting beer and wine. In California’s capital city...

February, 09, 2016 An Upside Down Wine Glass That Lets You Drink From The Stem and Confuse Your Friends

(Laughingsquid) - There's a new wine glass that will leave your friends a bit confused — and leave you looking like the Houdini of vino — at your next dinner party. With this Upside Down Wine Glass , available from RED5 , you can confuse your friends at the next dinner party by d...

February, 09, 2016 India: Wine tops Maharashtra's liquor consumption list

(DNAIndia) - Indicating the changing economic and social trends in Maharashtra, sales of wine witnessed the highest rise by December end, followed by Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer. The drought in large swathes of the state, including Marathwada seems to have led to a fall in consum...

February, 09, 2016 A Look At Mr. Wonderful's Secret Society for Wine Snobs

(AtlasObscura) - The resident heel on Shark Tank , the reality show in which fledgling entrepreneurs try to impress a panel of industry leaders, is Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary. Mr. Wonderful is known for his snobbery, which he often uses like a saber to poke holes ...

February, 09, 2016 UK: Alcohol-related deaths soar since 1994

(TDB) - The number of deaths linked to alcohol consumption in the UK has nearly doubled in the last 20 years, new figures reveal, leading to stark warnings from health campaigners. The Office for National Statistics has revealed the number of deaths linked to alcohol consumption for both men an...

February, 09, 2016 Amazon Japan has free on-call wine advisors

(Engadget) - In some cities, Amazon will deliver you alcohol, including wine, within an hour . But which one to choose? Japanese enthusiasts will now get help thanks to the new Sommelier service. Between noon and 5 p.m. ET, you can leave your number and one of the site's professional wine adviso...

February, 08, 2016 Automated cork quality testing, finally

(Wines&Vines) - For years, we’ve reported on the progress of the major cork suppliers to improve quality and reduce the level of cork taint. As better cork alternatives became available to the industry, cork suppliers had to improve their production processes and quality control to min...

February, 08, 2016 Foley Family Wines Purchases Chalone Estate Vineyard

(Hospitality-Industry) - Bill Foley and Foley Family Wines announced the purchase of Chalone Estate Vineyard, celebrated producer of award winning Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Chalone appellation in Monterey County. Foley Family Wines is acquiring the Chalone Estate Vineyard and Gavilan...