January, 07, 2016 UK: Majestic Wine toasts to Christmas trading

(Retailgazette) - Majestic Wine is celebrating a turnaround in results, following a significant rise in profits over the Christmas period. In the 10 weeks to 4 January sales rose 42.6% in comparison to the same time last year.   Like-for-likes rose by 7.5% while sal...

January, 07, 2016 Lodi Group Finds Success With Native Wines

(Wines&Vines) - After wine writer and sommelier Randy Caparoso came to Lodi in 2010 to help promote the region’s wines to consumers, he devised a novel way to bring attention to a few of the area’s best vineyards. His plan was to convince a group of winemakers to do almost n...

January, 07, 2016 Red wine is bad for you, say experts

(Telegraph) - Red wine is bad for your health, experts reveal in a new report. In a u-turn, Government experts have dismissed the supposed health benefits of wine and are set to rewrite the rule book on the nation's alcohol consumption, according to reports. A landmark report by Chi...

January, 07, 2016 Warming to New Tartrate Stabilization Methods

(Wines&Vines) - Tartrate stabilization, often called cold stabilization, is a wine treatment for the cosmetic benefit of avoiding tartrate crystal formation. Intellectually you know you don’t really need to do it, but you do it anyway. So the priority is to get it done while minimizi...

January, 07, 2016 Cool climate wine hunting

(Decanter) - Cool climate wine is heading mainstream in 2016 as winemakers in different countries share their learning, writes Jane Anson - even if no one can quite agree on what the term means. I’m sure you’ve all seen the cartoon that’s doing the rounds this month, where a ma...

January, 06, 2016 STOLICHNAYA VODKA OPEN TO RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT LAWSUIT

(TDB) - Drinks producer SPI Group is facing a trademark dispute that could see its Stolichnaya vodka brand taken into Russian state control following a US court ruling. A panel of judges in a US appeals court ruled on Tuesday (5 January) that SPI Group and its Stolichnaya brand’s former US...

January, 06, 2016 New Water Diversion Measuring and Reporting Requirements Coming for California Growers

(WB) -  The California State Water Resources Control Board (SWB) has drafted an emergency regulation required under Senate Bill (SB) 88, signed June 24, 2015, that will add measurement and reporting requirements for all water right holders diverting 10 acre-feet of surface water or more per ye...

January, 06, 2016 Gérard Depardieu stars in new French wine film

(Decanter) - The film is set for release in March, in French, and also stars Belgian comedian and actor Benoît Poelvoorde. It was created by Gustave Kervern et Benoît Delépine. In a plot similar to cult classic  Sideways , Saint Amour centres on two men who leave behind...