November, 09, 2015 A Clean Green Future for Champagne

(Wine-Searcher) - While the big houses see the attraction of sustainability, can they bring the growers along? A cleaner greener viticulture has been very much the topic of the year in Champagne. Vincent Perrin, the Comité Interprofessionel du vin de Champagne's new director-general, s...

November, 09, 2015 BREWDOG BACKLASH OVER ‘TRANSGENDER’ BEER

(TDB) - Craft beer brand Brewdog has been criticised by activists and Twitter users over the launch of its new “transgender” beer No Label. The No Label beer, described by the brand as a “non-binary, transgender beer”, is made using hops that change sex from female t...

November, 09, 2015 UK: Good wine at stable prices – that's what shoppers really want

(Telegraph) - Why did the grandad cross the road? Because he saw a bargain on the other side,” was a favourite joke when I was a kid. Our grandad’s house was stuffed with utterly useless but apparently irresistible novelty pens, DIY accessories, car seat covers, golf balls (he didn...

November, 09, 2015 Belarus, Moldova to start joint venture to make wine

(BelTA) - Belarus and Gagauzia are planning to establish a joint venture to make wines at the Bykhov Vegetable Processing Factory, Belarus' Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Moldova Sergei Chichuk said during the investment contest held in Comrat, BelTA has learned. The diplomat al...

November, 09, 2015 Alcohol in moderation belief flawed: academic

(TheWestAustralian) - The widely accepted belief that a small amount of alcohol is good for you is based on flawed studies and should be urgently withdrawn, an analysis of the research has revealed. At a major conference in Perth today, leading alcohol researcher Tanya Chikritzhs will argue that...

November, 09, 2015 Bulgarian wine in world’s top 5 in terms of quality: specialist

(FocusNewsAgency) -  “Bulgarian wine is in the world’s top 5 in terms of quality,” said Eng. Krasimir Koev, head of the Executive Agency on Vine and Wine, speaking in an interview with  FOCUS News Agency  about the European Day of Wine Tourism, which is held for t...

November, 06, 2015 Wine Fraud Enters Its Golden Age

(FoodRepublic) - It was perhaps the biggest victory in the global struggle against wine fraud: In August 2014, Rudy Kurniawan, the world’s most well-connected wine fraudster, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $29 million in restitution for his role in a massive counterfei...

November, 06, 2015 Oregon Wine Industry Reports “Exceptional” Harvest

(Golocalpdx) - According to the Oregon Wine Industry, 2015 was an especially fruitful harvest. Industry representatives reported that this year’s harvest delivered “exceptional fruit quality” thanks to a “nearly ideal growing season.” The 2015 growing season...