November, 23, 2015 The Next Amazing Health Food: The Seeds Of Wine Grapes

(Modernfarmer) - There are plenty of studies looking into the mystical healing properties of wine (and plenty of anecdotal studies we could give you about the deliciousness and fun-to-drinkedness of wine). But a new crop of research, including a one published in AgResearch Magazine, focus not ...

November, 23, 2015 Napa River is not a sewer

(NVR) - Napa County has a problem with growth that is severely harming the environment and consequently, our health, safety and welfare. Politicians should not approve development projects that at buildout will degrade our fresh water resources and fail to comply with our environmental laws. Bet...

November, 23, 2015 President of Family Winemakers of California Kronenberg Leaves Legacy of DtC Opportunities

(Wines&Vines) - When Paul Kronenberg was hired as president of Family Winemakers of California (FWC) in 1998, it was clear that the goal of the organization was to improve direct-to-consumer (DtC) marketing and sales opportunities for small wineries. But he never anticipated he would be so heav...

November, 23, 2015 EU: German luxury store brings back Israeli wine after uproar

(EUBusiness) - Berlin luxury department store KaDeWe said Sunday that it would resume selling Israeli wines it had pulled from its shelves over new EU labelling guidelines for products from Jewish settlements. The decision to stop carrying the wines, reported Friday in the German media, had...

November, 23, 2015 ASIA: 2 Cambodians died, 44 hospitalized after drinking tainted rice wine: police

 (Xinhua) -- At least two Cambodian villagers died and 44 others hospitalized in eastern Kratie province after drinking tainted rice wine at a funeral, a local police chief said on Monday. Bun Chhoeun, police chief of Sambo district, where the incident took place, said the victims, includin...

November, 23, 2015 Wine in a can for men is the latest unnecessarily gendered item

(Stuff) - Have you ever wanted a glass of wine, but feared it might be too ladylike? Well now the solution that no one needed is here. Mancan Wine  is made in California and comes in three varieties - red, white, and sparkling. Its slogan is "Shut up and drink", which doesn't strike us ...

November, 23, 2015 U.S. to auction real wine from fraudster Rudy Kurniawan who sold fake wine

(Reuters) - The U.S. Marshals Service plans to auction 4,711 bottles of wine that belonged to Rudy Kurniawan, the Indonesian wine dealer serving a 10-year prison term following his 2013 fraud conviction for making and selling counterfeit wine. The 4,711 bottles have been deemed authentic, and wi...

November, 20, 2015 Not just California: ‘Unusual’ states ramp up U.S. wine production

(WTOP) - Andrew Stover is on a mission to turn Washingtonians on to American wines from unsuspected places. Think less California and more Texas. “Usually that’s referred to as ‘The Other 47,’” says Stover, who is a certified sommelier and founder of Vino 50 Selecti...