November, 10, 2015 The Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing on Chemical Composition of Oak Chip-Macerated Wine

(TheAcademicWino) - The use of  oak barrels  in wine fermentation and aging increases wine aromatic complexity and improves overall quality. This technique is often used in wines, despite the fact that it costs more money to produce an oaked wine than it is to produce a wine made in ...

November, 10, 2015 This Bunker Holds $1.5 Billion of Wine

(Bloomberg) - Cavernous vaults of Bordeaux and Burgundy vintages sit in an old munitions dump deep below gently rolling English farmland. You’d never know it was there. Past a field dotted with hay bales, my driver turns up a small road that seems to go nowhere. When we reach a metal ...

November, 10, 2015 TOP 10 TIPS FOR MARKETING TO MILLENNIALS

(TDB) - As drinks producers fight tooth-and-nail to attract the elusive yet valuable millennial consumer, here are 10 tips that brand builders would be wise to take on-board. By Alex Ririe of Coley Porter Bell. Much has been reported about millennials – those born between 1980 and 2004 &nd...

November, 09, 2015 California 2015 wines ‘scarce but promising’, say producers

(Decanter) - California 2015 is set to produce concentrated wines from unusually low yields, writes William Kelley in this early report on the vintage. A warm, early spring set the clock ticking to make California 2015 the earliest harvest of the new millennium. In many areas, inclement weath...

November, 09, 2015 What's the Big Deal About Cru Beaujolais

(Wine-Searcher) - Think Beaujolais is just about banana-flavored Nouveau? Wink Lorch invites you to think again. It's that time in November when thoughts turn to Beaujolais. But, before you move on swiftly, stop a while and join us on a discovery cruise of the best the region has to offer. Y...

November, 09, 2015 Wine Grenade to 'revolutionise' wine industry

(Stuff) - An explosive new invention is set to "revolutionise" the wine industry, but some winemakers say they would rather stick to tradition. The handheld device - dubbed the Wine Grenade - is designed accelerate the ageing process of wine so that vintages can reach the table faster. I...

November, 09, 2015 US: New crowdfunding rules seen as wine-direct boon

(NBBJ) - Entrepreneurs, particularly in the wine business, can use the coming expansion of U.S. crowdfunding rules to convert “social equity” for the brand or operation into financial capital, and boost higher-margin direct-to-consumer wine sales at the same time, according to advocates...

November, 09, 2015 Enhancing Wine Quality, Reducing Waste

(Wines&Vines) - Several of the innovation awards at this year’s SIMEI conference went to machines or new technology designed to help winemakers improve their wines while reducing resource consumption or improving energy efficiency. An expert panel of 27 judges comprised of 12 Italian r...