January, 17, 2016 Does wine affect different ethnic groups in different ways?

(WineSpectator) - Q: Conditions like heart disease and diabetes, which might benefit from moderate wine consumption, affect different ethnic groups in different ways. Are the ways in which wine might benefit African-Americans different as well? A:  Your question brings up a widely known ...

January, 17, 2016 U.S. Wine Sales Total $38 billion

(Wines&Vines) - Retailers, restaurants and wineries all saw sales increases in 2015, swelling the size of the market for U.S. wine to more than $38 billion. Year-end data also confirmed the strength of trends toward higher price segments and thriving sparkling wine sales. The regular Wine In...

January, 17, 2016 Bordeaux Liber Pater winemaker found guilty of fraud


(Decanter) - The producer of Bordeaux's rare Liber Pater wine, Loïc Pasquet, has been found guilty of defrauding authorities of almost 600,000 euros in EU funding - but he plans to appeal the ruling. Loïc Pasquet, winemaker of Liber Pater that is sold for prices of up to €3,000, w...

January, 17, 2016 Finally a diet that lets you eat chocolate and drink red wine: how The Sirtfood can change your life

(Gloucestercitizen) - ON the face of it, it sounds too good to be true. And usually when that's the case it's because it is. But the concept of eating chocolate and drinking red wine in order to lose weight is fast becoming THE diet to follow this year and with such a premise it's not hard to see w...

January, 17, 2016 Premier Cru: FBI handling Berkeley wine shop complaints

(MercuryNews) - The FBI is now fielding criminal complaints against a high end Berkeley wine business irate customers have accused of running a Ponzi scheme. The Alameda County District Attorney's office had previously been accepting fraud complaints against Premier Cru, but on Friday, spokeswom...

January, 17, 2016 How South Africa Built a Booming Wine Business

(Entrepreneur) - Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist said, “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” The South African economy has climbed many hills.  Even today, w...

January, 17, 2016 Napa’s Fermenting Your Wine With Submarine Technology

(Wired) - In a traditional wine fermentation tank, if the yeasts start acting weird, it might be days before anyone smells or tastes the damage. But at Palmaz Vineyards in Napa, California, staff can detect risk factors before they develop into wine-spoiling problems. That’s thanks to the F...

January, 17, 2016 Ask A Winemaker: What Are Tannins In Wine?

(Forbes) - Winemaker Chris Howell of Cain Vineyards in Napa has been working with great wines for decades, having worked in wineries from France to Napa, and he’s seen his share of tannins. According to Howell, tannins have the potential to make wine texturally interesting. When I aske...