September, 27, 2018 RIPE FOR CHANGE

(Thebossmagazine) - Technology is changing the wine industry, from the vine to the glass. Wine dates at least all the way back to the Stone Age, with the oldest known winery (from c. 4100 B.C.) discovered along the Arpa River in an Armenian village. More than six millennia later, the beloved int...

September, 27, 2018 A New Cannabis Infusion Bubbles Its Way Into The Non-Alcohol Wine Category

(Forbes) - In August, the Southern California  Terra Tech Corporation , a self-described “vertically integrated cannabis-focused agriculture company,” announced its partnership with a beverage production company, the Valiente Group LLC based in Woodway, Washington. Valiente special...

September, 27, 2018 It’s In Your Best Interests to Become a Wine Snob

(VinePair) - Are you worried that you might be turning into a little bit of a  wine snob ? Do your friends worry, before they bring a bottle over to your place, that it won’t meet your standards? Do you maybe get a little over-enthusiastic when it comes to the wines you love, at the...

September, 25, 2018 China's Wine Industry Gets Serious

(Wine-Searcher) - It's well known for its taste for international wines, but China's domestic scene is growing too. In a different country, China's wine industry might be a house of cards. But China's government seems committed to it, and that makes all the difference. China is the sixth larg...

September, 25, 2018 Oregon wine industry sees economic boom in 2017

(AP) — The Oregon wine industry had significant economic growth in 2017, according to a recent study. The state added 92 vineyards and 44 wineries last year, according to the latest Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report. An annual study by the University of Oregon Institute for Policy Resea...

September, 25, 2018 Vinexpo Explorer Brings Wine Buyers to Sonoma County

(WB) - Sonoma County wine producers who want to export their wines overseas are meeting buyers this week from as far away as India, Taiwan and Indonesia.  Bordeaux-based Vinexpo Explorer invited about 70 buyers to Santa Rosa to the trade show to taste wine, visit wineries and learn more about...

September, 25, 2018 HomeWine NewsOpinionGuest Column Somm 3 film review: How it compares to the first two Jess Lander

(Decanter) - The third instalment of the Somm film series looks at some of the people who have played a major role in shaping the wine industry we know today. Below is a report from the premiere in Napa. It’s been six years since the ‘Somm’ documentary shined light on the secre...

September, 25, 2018 Champagne Hails Harvest of the Century

(Wine-searcher) - The 2018 harvest has come and gone in Champagne and it truly was exceptional, with Hautvilliers grower Patrick Lopez, describing it as a "once in a lifetime" harvest. He elaborated that what made the harvest so incredible was the impeccable sanitary state of the grapes combined...