October, 01, 2018 ‘World’s highest vineyard’ is in Tibet, says Guinness World Records

(Decanter) - Vines in Tibet sitting at more than 3,500 metres above sea level have been recognised by Guinness World Records as constituting the highest vineyard in the world. Situated at an altitude of 3,563.31 metres above sea level, the ‘Pure Land & Super-high altitude vineyard...

October, 01, 2018 Northwest Wine Regions Hone Identities

(WinesandVines) - Northwest wineries are taking steps to strengthen their sense of place, pursuing conjunctive labeling while at the same time creating new sub-appellations that refine consumers’ understanding of their regions. Willamette Valley wineries submitted three concepts for bills ...

October, 01, 2018 Court Battle Crucial for Interstate Wine Shipping

(Wine-Searcher) - A court ruling could see the whole of the US embrace interstate wine-buying by 2020. The Supreme Court drama currently roiling the United States has an important consequence for wine lovers: the swing vote on ordering wine from out-of-state stores may be at stake. Last week ...

October, 01, 2018 How Australians are helping China become the world's biggest wine maker

(ABC) - For Australian winemakers, the Chinese market is booming. For the first time they have sold more than $1 billion in their biggest export market — and it is only going to get much, much bigger. But the Chinese are now pushing back, planning to become the world's top number winema...

October, 01, 2018 Wine Press: Winemakers are farmers and we're lucky to have them

(Masslive) - For God knows what reason, many  wines  have been all gussied up and made to seem like the ultimate status symbol. That if you drink wine, you will automatically become sophisticated and elegant and the envy of everyone in the room. Hogwash. Wine's a beverage just li...

September, 27, 2018 Challenging Growing Season in New York

(Wines&Vines) - Like much of the East Coast from North Carolina to New England, the Finger Lakes region in New York has had a wetter than normal growing season. While the Finger Lakes haven’t received the tremendous amounts of rainfall that hit North Carolina during and after Hurrica...

September, 27, 2018 Australia's Most Expensive Wines

(Wine-Searcher) - Some of Australia's most famous wines are being outstripped by less-familiar names, when it comes to price. Once known for cheap, hard, leathery Shiraz and vast lakes of unwanted Chardonnay with the life oaked out of it, Australia is now rivalling Napa in both quality and pr...

September, 27, 2018 UK PLANS FOR INDEPENDENT GI SCHEME IN ‘NO DEAL’ BREXIT

(TDB) - The UK will introduce its own geographical indication (PGI) and protected designation of origin (PDO) schemes in event of no-deal Brexit, a government guidance note has revealed. In a guidance note published earlier this week, Defra said the independent scheme would “broadly mirror...