November, 27, 2018 Florida the Latest Battleground for Interstate Shipping

(Wine-Searcher) - A Florida legal declaration seeks to open the state up to the auction and retail market. Midwestern attorney Robert Epstein is on a mission to open up as many states as possible to interstate shipping. "We have pending cases in Missouri, Illinois and Michigan, which is now o...

November, 27, 2018 “WELCH’S GRAPE JELLY WITH ALCOHOL”: HOW TRUMP’S HORRIFIC WINE BECAME THE ULTIMATE METAPHOR FOR HIS PRESIDENCY

(Vanityfair) - After the deadly Charlottesville riots, Donald Trump responded by . . . plugging his family winery in Virginia. Aided by an expert oenophile, the author takes the bait—and tastes the pain. I thought you needed something good to drink,” the server said, slippi...

November, 26, 2018 How to Start a Wine Club

(Winemag) - When my husband and I, along with our baby and pup, moved from  Australia  to the small city of Kingston in  New York’s  Hudson Valley, we knew no one. We faced the usual challenges as we hunted for friends, jobs and childcare, but we gradually adjusted. ...

November, 26, 2018 COPPER CANE FORCED TO CHANGE OREGON WINE LABELS

(TDB) - California-based winemaker Joe Wagner of Copper Cane has been ordered to remove references to Oregon appellations from his Elouan and Willametter Journal Pinot Noir labels. As reported by Wine Spectator, the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), reversed its earlie...

November, 26, 2018 High-Priced Red Blends Hot in DtC

(Wines&Vines) - Surging sales of red blends made headline news as consumer spending ticked up following the Great Recession of 2008-2009, but much of the growth was in price bands below $20 a bottle. Today, sustained economic growth has helped produce more discriminating wine buyers — one...

November, 26, 2018 Jefford on Monday: Ontario’s wild ride

(Decanter) - Human beings love to simplify. All simplifications, though, are fallible; they sacrifice nuance on the altar of clarity. A recent visit to the vineyards of Canada’s Ontario, back in early October, made this point several times over. Winemaking in Ontario is considered (for exa...

November, 26, 2018 The US wine market: Six consumer groups

(Beveragedaily) - The US is home to 84 million regular wine drinkers, making it the most populous wine market in the world. But not all drinkers are the same. Wine Intelligence has identified six distinct consumer segments in the US market, each with differing preferences, behavior, and spending p...

November, 26, 2018 Wine.com Raises $32.5 Million From Goldman Sachs

(Forbes) - Wine.com, the San Francisco-based online retailer, last week received $32.5 million in growth capital from Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Credit Group (GSAM PCG) in order to focus on marketing and increase the number of wine brands it carries. The company’s CEO Ri...