November, 16, 2015 Guy Fieri's Big Gulp of the Wine Busines

(GQ) - What's next from the chef known for flavors so bold it feels like someone's filming a slasher flick in your gut? Why, $75-a-bottle red wine, of course! But Guy Fieri isn't planting grapes just because he digs "bomb-ass Pinot." (His words, not ours.) He's after something much more elusive: re...

November, 16, 2015 Climate & wine: Is it still Bordeaux without Merlot?

(AFP) - Can the world's most storied wine region adapt to climate change without losing its identity? This is the question haunting the Bordeaux region as the threat of global warming looms ever larger. Concretely, it may boil down to this: Without Merlot, will it still be Bordeaux? The dry, ...

November, 16, 2015 US wine sales soar: Here are the best holiday bets

(CNBC) - With holidays just around the corner, 2015 could be another record breaker for U.S. wine sales. Recently, the U.S. is the largest wine consuming nation in the world, overtaking France in 2010. An  estimated $37.6 billion worth of wine was shipped within the U.S. last year, accordin...

November, 13, 2015 Napa Valley: Hill Wine Company property sold

(NVR) - The winery at 1001 Silverado Trail formerly occupied by Jeffry Hill’s Hill Wine Company has been sold to a holding company that will lease it to Livermore Valley’s AuburnJames Winery. That winery is now producing wine at a custom winery. Jeff Hill had numerous legal problems and...

November, 13, 2015 Italy: L’Avventura of Making Wine on a Volcano

(WSJ) - The winemakers of Sicily’s Etna region brave hail, rain, snow and an active volcano. But the risks have been outweighed by the rewards; their wines are some of the most interesting being produced in Italy. GREAT WINEMAKERS  thrive on adversity. They embrace marginal climates,...

November, 13, 2015 How Short Was California's Grape Crop?

(Wines&Vines) - Prominent wine industry accounting firm Moss-Adams hosted a post-harvest seminar featuring two industry experts Wednesday at the Marriott Napa Valley, where they made it clear how short this year’s California grape harvest was. Mark Couchman is executive vice president a...

November, 13, 2015 Wine, stamps, and art values have smoked bonds since 1900

(BusinessInsider) - Art auctions have been stealing headlines this week. On Monday, Amedeo Modigliani's "Ne Couche" sold at a Christie's auction for an eye-popping $170.4 million . But art isn't just a waste of money. It's an investment, albeit a risky one. "The global auction market for ...

November, 13, 2015 Wine sales soar on China’s Singles’ Day festival

(Decanter) - China’s online wine and spirits retailers have reported strong rises in sales during the 2015 Singles’ Day shopping festival. Retailer Yesmywine doubled sales on its Tmall.com outlet versus last year to hit CNY 40.5m (£4.2m) during China’s Singles’ Day,...