November, 13, 2015 Stop Being Intimidated by Wine, America

(BonAppetit) - America, we have a wine problem. No, this isn’t that kind of intervention. When was the last time you felt embarrassed and clueless when ordering juice, ice cream, or smoothies? Now, how about wine? In much of the world, wine is a staple of daily life, the standard beverag...

November, 13, 2015 AB InBev’s SABMiller Deal Still Faces Hurdles

(WSJ) - $108 billion brewing megadeal needs to be approved by U.S., EU and others.  Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s formal agreement to buy SABMiller PLC for about $108 billion sets in motion a complicated, yearlong process of winning regulatory approval around the world. Wednesday’s...

November, 13, 2015 What Do American Wine Consumers Want? Fruity, a Little Sweet and Not Expensive

(WineSpectator) - A survey of wine drinkers shows that their preferences are varied, but a few rules still apply. Winemaking and grapegrowing are passions, but they’re also businesses. Every winemaker wants know what consumers are looking for in a bottle. To try and answer that question, S...

November, 13, 2015 Napa Valley: Wine industry gathers for Rootstock

(NVR) - Napa Valley grapegrowers and their workers turned out in force Thursday for a trade show at Napa Valley Expo that celebrated the nurturing of the prized wine grape. Rootstock featured vendors of all stripes that offered new technology, equipment options, advances in irrigation and frost pr...

November, 12, 2015 Stick a label on it: Europe steps up pressure on Israel over its settlements

(Economist) - THE prize-winning Psagot Winery in a West Bank settlement north of Jerusalem has become a favourite destination in recent years for right-wing Israeli and American politicians, eager not just to quaff Cabernet but also to score political points by highlighting the return of the Jews t...

November, 12, 2015 Why France demanded to serve wine at meal with Iran's leader

(CSMonitor) - Iranian President Hassan Rohani requested a halal menu, which customarily means no alcohol. But France was unwilling to break with the tradition of serving French wine at official state lunches and dinners. This week Iranian President Hassan Rohani will become the first leader of t...

November, 12, 2015 Wine Grape Growers Prepare for Winter

(Wines&Vines) - With the last of the harvest coming off vineyards across North America, growers are beginning to focus on preparing for what could be another wild winter. On the West Coast, the first portents of a strengthening El Niño pattern has growers in California preparing for m...

November, 12, 2015 MOLSON COORS CONFIRMS £8BN BEER BUYOUT

(TDB) - US-based beer producer Molson Coors has confirmed that it is buying SABMiller’s stake in its joint MillerCoors business for $12 billion. The deal will better free up SABMiller to receive US regulatory approval for its takeover by Budweiser brewer AB Inbev, which was  conf...