December, 07, 2015 Napa County: Supervisors to take up winery growth debate

(NVC) - Napa County Supervisors are wading again into the community discussion about whether wine country is drowning in its own success or has a success story worth toasting. On Tuesday, they will explore whether the county needs a major transformation in winery growth policy, changes on the ma...

December, 07, 2015 Legal saga puts Truett-Hurst winery under harsh spotlight

(PD) -It was only in 2011 when Bill Hambrecht teamed up with Phil Hurst in an unusual gambit in the wine world that was just coming out of the Great Recession: a business venture to grow wine brands under one umbrella and eventually go public as a company. Using Hurst’s knowledge of the in...

December, 07, 2015 New yeast strains could lead to new beers, breads, wines, and biofuels

(Redorbit) - It’s happened before: About 500 years ago,  Saccharomyces cerevisiae , the yeast responsible for wine, bread, and ales, accidentally made a huge biological change.  S. cerevisiae  hybridized with its distant cousin,  Saccharomyces eubayanus , a species th...

December, 07, 2015 Lodi leads in sustainable winemaking

(CVBJ) - In the wine industry where sustainability is increasingly important, Lodi is earning a reputation as leader. In October, Wine Enthusiast magazine named Lodi as its 2015 Wine Region of the Year. The magazine highlighted Lodi’s commitment to sustainability. “Lodi furth...

December, 07, 2015 Online retailer Wine.com says Meiomi Pinot Noir was best-selling wine of 2015

(CTVNews) - One of the largest online wine retailers in the U.S. has released a list of its bestselling wines, with a California Pinot Noir emerging the most popular bottle of 2015. After looking at the first 11 months of sales in 2015, Wine.com found the Meiomi 2013 Pinot Noir was the cons...

December, 07, 2015 Wine pyramid scheme? Customers sue Berkeley business over failure to deliver wine

(ContraCostaTimes) - From 2003 to 2013, Shirlin Wong paid more than $230,000 for hundreds of bottles of wine from Berkeley-based Premier Cru -- many of them "wine futures," or vintages still aging in barrels. Like several other investors, she expected a big potential bargain by paying for the ...

December, 07, 2015 2015 Vintage Earns Raves in Washington

(Wines&Vines) - With vines settling in for a long winter’s nap across the Northwest, winemakers in Washington state are giving high marks to the 2015 vintage. Hot, dry weather with cool conditions at just the right moments proved ideal, and the resulting wines are already showing a ble...

December, 07, 2015 Competition offers chance to be a Bordeaux winemaker

(Decanter) - Would-be winemakers are being offered the chance to learn the secrets of the craft from six producers in Bordeaux in a competition run by the region’s Wine Council (CIVB). UK wine lovers can find out what’s like to be a Bordeaux winemaker via the social media compet...