December, 23, 2015 Diabetics Don’t Have to Shy Away from Wine

(Healthline) - Yet another study confirms that a glass of wine with dinner has its advantages, but clinical trials suggest those health benefits also extend to people with type 2 diabetes. If you’re diabetic and are doing well maintaining your condition with diet and exercise, you can...

December, 23, 2015 How health charities fish for donations — at J. Crew and Wine Enthusiast

(StatNews) - If health care and medical research charities have been hitting you up for donations this holiday season, it might have something to do with your taste in wine. Or where you buy your clothing. Or which magazines you read. Or how you spend your weekends. It’s part of a years...

December, 23, 2015 Calistoga Wine Growers announces new president

(NVR) - Calistoga Wine Growers Association announced a new president and updated website at its recent member meeting and holiday party. Carolyn Czapleski of Canard Vineyards, the current president of the board of directors announced that Tom Eddy, owner and winemaker for his own label, Tom Eddy...

December, 23, 2015 The 12 modern rules for drinking wine

(BI) - Wine’s come a long way since fancy kings and joints that make you wear a jacket before coming in. And with that, we decided to reevaluate what we know about our favorite grape juice with the help of a couple of pioneers in modern wine. We spoke to two super knowledgeable New York City ...

December, 23, 2015 Wine Label Calorie Counts? Not Yet

(Wines&Vines) - Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) recently announced an initiative to provide calorie counts for all of its wines starting with the 2016 vintage. One of the world’s largest wine producers, TWE owns Australia’s legendary Lindemans, and bottles an estimated 3.5 million cases...

December, 22, 2015 Fine wine market 2015: Stability returns but Bordeaux loses share, says Liv-ex

(Decanter) - Bordeaux lost more ground to Burgundy and Italy in 2015, but the overall fine wine market has shown greater stability, says a review of the past 12 months from the Liv-ex trading exchange.  Bordeaux‘s market share on Liv-ex has dropped to levels not seen since 2004, Liv-e...

December, 22, 2015 Tips on choosing the right wine club

(SanDiegoUnionTribune) - When giving a gift to a special person this holiday season, smart shoppers can make one phone call and be remembered for months to come. Giving a friend or loved one a membership to the right wine-of-the-month club is that gift. If your search leads you to find the rig...

December, 22, 2015 Drink to Your Health (in Moderation), the Science Says

(NYTines) -Over the past year, I’ve tried to clear up a lot of the misconceptions on food and drink: about  salt ,  artificial sweeteners , among others, even  water . Now let me take on alcohol: wine, beer and cocktails. Although I have written about the  dangerous ...