November, 25, 2015 Vineyard Branding Is Key to Connections

(Wines&Vines) - The emergence of single-vineyard wines often coincides with winegrowers identifying characters that help their region stand apart from the rest. This was the case a decade ago in Ontario, where wineries began bottling single-vineyard wines following the establishment of 11 su...

November, 25, 2015 Plans for alcohol, wine at Utah Starbucks on hold

(KSL) - Starbucks wants to add alcoholic beverages to its assortment of coffee, tea and hot chocolate at five of its Utah stores, but the state alcohol commission isn't ready to let the pouring begin. The Seattle-base coffee house giant has applied for a state liquor license to serve wine and be...

November, 25, 2015 Why Smart Investors Love These 5 Little-Known Wine Regions

(Forbes) - Wine captivates people like few other natural products. It is at once a commodity to be quaffed and a treasure to be acquired and carefully kept. It’s a staple on tables around the world but it’s also art, like a fine painting, a handmade piano or the concerto that&rsquo...

November, 25, 2015 DIAGEO SELLS BOUVET LADUBAY

(TDB) - As part of its drive to reduce debt by selling peripheral interests, Diageo has sold its prestigious Saumur house Bouvet Ladubay to the Monmousseau family for an undisclosed sum. The sale represents a continuation of Diageo’s policy of exiting wine at the same time as unravell...

November, 25, 2015 Startups Vie to Deliver Turkeys, Wine in 1 Hour

(WSJ) - Retail giants including  Target  Corp. and  Wal-Mart Stores  Inc.  are again betting consumers will skip a second slice of pumpkin pie to  shop Thanksgiving evening . This year, they will be challenged by a host of startups, plus e-commerce titan Amaz...

November, 25, 2015 SCOTTISH SCIENTISTS REDUCE ‘ANGEL’S SHARE’

(TDB) - A team of scientists at Edinburgh Napier University has received an award for developing a whisky barrel that reduces the share of spirit lost to evaporation, known as the “angel’s share”. Without adding any other material like glue to the wood, the team of scienti...

November, 25, 2015 ‘Improvised’ Burgundy auction led to donation for Paris victims

(Decanter) - More details have emerged about an impromptu auction of Burgundy 2009 premier cru wines on the eve of the Hospices de Beaune sale, which led to a one-off donation for victims of the Paris terror attacks.  The US branch of the  Burgundy  wine society  Confr&e...

November, 23, 2015 Climate change sends Chile's wine industry southward

(Reuters) - Well into their drive to make Chile's wines less about bang-for-your-buck and more about premium vino, vintners in the world's fourth largest wine exporter are watching some of their promising vines wither with climate change. Nestled between the Pacific Ocean to the west and the A...