August, 30, 2015 Napa Wine Train could face suit by black book club members

(SFGate) - Members of a mostly African American book club kicked off the Napa Valley Wine Train plan to seek up to $5 million for the “malicious oppression” they suffered, a lawyer hired to represent the 11 women said Friday. “There must be compensation for the humiliation suffer...

August, 30, 2015 Gallo buys California Central Coast winery

(Decanter) - California wine giant E&J Gallo has taken another step in an apparent quest to revamp its business after agreeing to buy estate wine specialist Talbott Vineyards.  Talbott is based in  California’s Central Coast , in the  Santa Lucia Highlands AVA , is one o...

August, 26, 2015 California surfers are saving small, struggling winemakers

(QZ) - Anybody who has struggled to choose a bottle of wine in the US has felt the intense competition of the American wine industry. As W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne write in their book Blue Ocean Strategy, just eight companies control 75% of wine sales in the US. That leaves approximatel...

August, 26, 2015 Oregon vineyards expect a historic year

(KMTR) - Oregon’s early wine harvest could be one of the biggest in history. Wine growers say the weather this summer has produced an outstanding grape crop. Bill Fuller planted some of his vines in the early ‘70s on land just outside of Forest Grove. He’s the founder of Tuala...

August, 26, 2015 Amazon Wine Executive Steve Johnson On Analytics, Pricing, Commoditizing, And More

(Forbes) - Amazon announced yesterday that it will start delivering wine, beer and spirits as part of its Prime Now quick-delivery service within Seattle, where the company is headquartered. The announcement dovetails with this final post in our three-part series about wine sales on Amazon, where w...

August, 26, 2015 Wine train issues apology to black women booted from train

(AP) — The Napa Valley Wine Train issued an apology Tuesday to a book club that includes mostly black women who said they were booted from a tasting tour because of their race. The company also promised additional training for employees on cultural diversity and sensitivity, and they offer...

August, 26, 2015 Napa County Takes a Small Step to Restrict Growth

(Wine-Searcher) - The committee set up to limit growth in the valley has made some recommendations. Napa County has come up with a few suggestions for curbing the wine-industry growth that has caused some residents to label it an "adult Disneyland." None involve tearing down existing castles, bu...

August, 26, 2015 Secrets of Cork Testing Revealed

(Wines&Vines) - The problem with cork taint in wine has been well documented. By the late 1990s, an estimated 2% to 10% of wine bottles were believed to be spoiled by varying degrees of the taint, most often caused by 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA). As a result, the cork industry saw some of its ...