January, 22, 2016 Bordeaux winery owner buys Robin Williams Mt. Veeder vineyard and estate

(TheWineCellarInsider) - Breaking news to get your weekend off to a good start.  Alfred Tesseron  and Melanie Tesseron of  Pontet Canet  in  Pauillac  just closed a deal to purchase the Robin Williams  Napa  Valley vineyard and estate. Rumors place th...

January, 22, 2016 5 Grapes Native to the United States

(Vivino) - If someone asked you to name a wine grape native to the United States, what would you say? Most would think of Zinfandel; however, they'd be wrong. Your second thought might be, do 'American grapes' even exist? Well, the answer is yes, and they've always been around. It's just that no...

January, 22, 2016 Millennials are ruining the American wine industry

(NYPost) - Wine consumption in the US is expected to drop this year after more than two consecutive decades of growth. With baby boomers aging — and more and more millennials choosing to pass on the Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio — the Silicon Valley Bank predicts the industry will...

January, 22, 2016 3 Napa Valley producers to stop using ‘Port’ on wine labels

(NVR) - Three winery members of the Napa Valley Vintners announced at the nonprofit trade association’s annual general membership meeting that they are voluntarily giving up use of the name "Port" on their Napa Valley fortified dessert wines. Boyd Family Vineyards, Freemark Abbey and Jessu...

January, 22, 2016 France to build new "Louvre of the grape vine" to safeguard world wine gene pool

(Telegraph) - France to plant huge genetic bank of half the world's grape varieties in soil 30 metres above sea level to avoid risk of destruction from rising sea levels. France is to build a new “Louvre of the grape vine” to house over half of the world’s grape varieties ...

January, 22, 2016 Sommeliers debunk the biggest myth about red wine

(BI) - When I received a bottle of a newly launched wine called Fichimori and was told to serve it “well-chilled,” I was skeptical to say the least. An Italian red, served cold?! I’d always been under the impression that red wine should be enjoyed just below room temperature and j...

January, 22, 2016 The science of two alcohol free days per week

(Decanter) - Is it necessary to have 'several alcohol free' days every week and, if so, should those days be consecutive? Dr Michael Apstein, in the rare position of wine writer and liver doctor, gives his view to Decanter Health officials in several countries, including the UK, have advocated f...

January, 22, 2016 Harvesting Light: New technologies in winemaking

(NVR) - Modern winemakers have a vast array of new tools to help improve wine quality at nearly every level, from optimizing grapevine hydration to mechanical harvesters and DNA fingerprinting. More than ever, winemakers must be a blend of artist, farmer, scientist and computer geek to keep up with...