January, 08, 2016 The Best Low Cost Lifestyle Wine Packaging Is Here -- Again

(Forbes) - My inbox is filled with press releases and stories about the biggest thing in wine packaging for 2016: the can. Even Whole Foods is betting on the can. It’s less expensive than glass, light weight, recyclable, and perfect for our mobile lifestyle. Product los...

January, 08, 2016 Ask Well: Health Benefits of Red Wine vs. Grape Juice

(NYTimes) - We keep hearing about the benefits of drinking red wine. Why not grape juice instead? It has the same benefits, plus no alcohol. Red wine is probably better for you than grape juice because the fermentation process involved in making wine changes the makeup of the juice, and the skin...

January, 07, 2016 Constellation Brands beats expectations, raises its earnings outlook for the year

(CB) - Shares of beer and wine maker Constellation Brands rose nearly 5 per cent on Thursday after reporting fiscal third-quarter results that beat expectations and raised its earnings outlook for the year. The company also said it would build a new brewery in Mexicali, Mexico as demand for impo...

January, 07, 2016 Santa Barbara County wine industry worth $1.7 billion in 2013

(Pacbiztimes) - The Santa Barbara County wine industry had around a $1.7 billion economic impact in 2013, according to a recent study commissioned by the Santa Barbara Vintners Association. Spending a weekend afternoon in downtown Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone or driving through the Santa...

January, 07, 2016 How El Niño Is Impacting California’s Wine Industry

(Eater) - In 1998, heavy rains hit California mid-winter in what was described as one of the strongest El Niños to date. It caused flooding, abnormally high waters, and multiple storms that led to substantial damage. That year, the wine was different, too. Winemakers at the time prepared ...

January, 07, 2016 2016 Predictions: Will foreign wines leave a bad taste in Donald Trump's mouth?

(WineSpectator) - It’s going to be an exceptionally exciting year here at Unfiltered. Election years always are. As has become our tradition, we’ll be making a few brash predictions for 2016 to kick off the new year. We don’t want to spoil the presidential race for anyone, but we ...

January, 07, 2016 10 Best Wine Travel Destinations 2016

(Winemag) - Wine’s transporting experience is one of the reasons we continually come back for more. Like sound and smell, taste is a sense that can vividly recall a moment, whether it’s sipping Cabernet  in a lush Rutherford vineyard, swirling a glass of Malbec  next to a ro...

January, 07, 2016 STOLI RESPONDS TO RUSSIAN LEGAL THREAT

(TDB) - SPI Group, producer of Stolichnaya vodka, has accused the Russian government of engaging in a campaign of harassment following a legal ruling that could see the brand taken into state ownership. Russian state entities are trying to “confiscate” the Stolichnaya brand...