August, 26, 2015 More Than Just Wine: Why You Need to Go to Bordeaux Now

(YahooTravel) - Right now there’s a major love affair going on between France and America. The French President just pinned the legion d'honneur, France’s highest honor, on three young Americans who acted to stop a terrorist act on a train bound for Paris. So, in honor of all this, it&r...

August, 26, 2015 Pennsylvania: Police seize man's high-end wine collection; hospital wants to save it

(CNN) - The case is being called "Pennsylvania vs. 2,447 Bottles of Wine." Caught in the middle of a legal battle between the state and Arthur Goldman is a wine collection -- valued between $150,000 to $200,000 -- that once sat in his Malvern, Pennsylvania, cellar. Goldman, who did not have a...

August, 25, 2015 Winemaking waste could be raw material for biofuel

(Gizmad) - Researchers are already developing methods of making biofuel from cellulosic waste, such as  corn stover  and  wood fibers , offering reduced environmental impact and no competition with food crops. Now, new research is investigating the possibility of turning waste from t...

August, 25, 2015 Excellent Texas Wine Harvest Anticipated

(Wines&Vines) - At the end of May, the prospects for a great harvest in Texas this season were dubious. While no grape growers reported spring frosts across the state, torrential rains during Memorial Day weekend delivered as much as 13 inches of rain in 12 hours in the Texas Hill Country wine ...

August, 25, 2015 Fighting for Your Rights as a Consumer

(Wine-Searcher) - Empire Wine & Spirits general manager Adam Morey calls for support in the fight against obsolete regulations. For nearly a year now, Empire Wine has been fighting to protect the consumer's right to purchase wine online for interstate shipment. Our on-going battle with th...

August, 25, 2015 Berger: There’s important info on those wine labels

(PD) - Fine wine is a romantic beverage that, like cheese, comes from a mundane liquid (grape juice for wine, milk for cheese) and is transformed by fermentation into a sublime, hand-tended product that actually ages and improves, then fades and deteriorates. Sure, some (usually low-priced) wine...

August, 24, 2015 Rose wine trend taking off in US

(SFGate) - US retailers have been reporting record sales of rosé wine, stretching outside summer months and including more diverse styles. Over the last five years, Washington DC based MacArthur Beverages has seen a tenfold increase in rosé wine sales, to 1,000 cases in 2014. This ...

August, 24, 2015 Black women ‘humiliated’ after getting kicked off Napa Valley Wine Train

(SFGate) - What started as a joyous ride through wine county Saturday afternoon turned into a “humiliating” experience for 11 African American women, who said they were booted off the Napa Valley Wine Train for laughing and talking too loud. Accounts and pictures of the episode have ...