February, 04, 2016 An Unrealistic Warning From the CDC to Women: Don't Drink Unless You're Using Birth Control

(Jezebel) - In a recommendation aimed at the reasonable and laudable purpose of decreasing the incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome, the CDC has significantly overshot their mark by recommending that women who are (1) of childbearing age and (2) not on birth control stop drinking. Published ...

February, 04, 2016 Review: ‘Somm: Into the Bottle’ Squanders the Wonderful Story of Wine

(Eater) - Three years ago, Jason Wise made a middling film about four aspiring master sommeliers. Earlier this month, he followed it up with a sequel:   Somm: Into the Bottle . The first film dwelt — much to its detriment,  I thought then and now  — on the grueling proce...

February, 04, 2016 RALPH LAUREN LETS YOU MAKE COCKTAILS IN STYLE – FOR $5K

(TDB) - Ralph Lauren has designed a desktop mixology kit perfect for cocktail-loving Valentine’s partners – if you have $4995 to spare. The Vanderbilt Mixologist Box comes complete with “refined bar accessories” including a lead crystal ice bucket and a crocodil...

February, 04, 2016 Vandalism, fraud and a rare Bordeaux wine

(Decanter) - Was a €3000 Graves wine from historic vines always too good to be true? Jane Anson scratches beneath the surface of a case involving the vandalism of rare old vines and a subsequent fraud investigation. It was already a head-scratcher of a story, even before the news last ...

February, 04, 2016 Tapping the Potential of Wine in Kegs

(WineSpectator) - Imagine ordering a glass of wine at a bar and having it served at the perfect temperature and tasting consistently the same, time after time. "That's what [wine on tap] is all about: delivering a better glass of wine," said Jordan Kivelstadt, CEO and cofounder of Napa-based Free F...

February, 03, 2016 Inside the new Moueix Napa project: Ulysses Estate

(Decanter) - William Kelley is one of the first people to get a look inside Ulysses Estate, the new Napa Valley venture of Bordeaux veteran and Dominus owner Christian Moueix. See his report below. It’s easy to forget just how long Christian Moueix has known the Napa Valley. As a graduate s...

February, 03, 2016 California slams wine shortage claims

(TDB) - The body representing the Californian wine trade has hit back at a report which suggests the damage to vineyards caused by wildfires last year has led to a worryingly low-yielding 2015 vintage. The Guardian US ran a story on Monday that said smoke taint had so severely affected Californi...

February, 03, 2016 US Wine Producers End Visit to Cuba

(Prensa Latina) - The three-day visit by 100 U.S. wine producers concludes today in this capital with a positive balance, judging by statements from the members of that group. During their stay, experts, mostly family farmers from the California region, talked with sommeliers, managers, and lo...