August, 08, 2015 Little-known Burgundy is world’s priciest wine at €14,254

(France24) - A rare Burgundy has been named the world’s most expensive wine at an average price of more than €14,254 ($15,000) and, in a surprise to wine connoisseurs, it is not a Romanee-Conti. Instead, the title of the priciest drop went to the 1985 Richebourg Grand Cru, from the C&...

August, 07, 2015 Riedel Legal Threat to Hosemaster No Laughing Matter

(Wine-Searcher) - A satirical blog entry on a wine website could have stiff consequences for the publisher. Feeling safely protected by US libel law, Ron Washam has insulted people in the wine industry for years on his Hosemaster of Wine blog. So when he published an article called "Riedel me th...

August, 06, 2015 Napa Valley: Bello’s SoCal bankruptcy causes waves in wine country

(NVR) - When Michael Ru Bello, the wealthy owner of a Southern California construction company, decided to become a Napa Valley vintner, he turned to some of the best known pros in the local wine industry to plant his vineyards, sell him grapes and make his wine. Now vineyard manager David Abreu...

August, 06, 2015 Pear juice found to ward off hangovers

(TDB) - The pear has been touted as a hangover cure by scientists in Australia who claim the fruit not only helps to lower cholesterol but can prevent the adverse affects of excessive alcohol. Research by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, found that drinking pear juice befo...

August, 06, 2015 California wildfires threaten to make local wine 'unpalatable'

(TheGuardian) - Multibillion-dollar industry at risk as state grapples with tens of thousands of acres of fire whose smoke could ‘infuse’ grape skin. There are fears in California’s wine industry over the possible impact of raging wildfires and whether they could damage this y...

August, 06, 2015 Bordeaux 2015: dry but promising

(TDB) - Younger parcels are struggling in the current heat but older vines seem to be in “rude health” as the weather stays on-track so far this year. As reported by Gavin Quinney for both Liv-ex and Jancis Robinson MW’s Purple Pages , there are “concerns” over la...

August, 06, 2015 UC Davis aids winemakers in sustainability

(Dailydemocrat) - Ten large, shiny tanks stand near the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at UC Davis, holding more than a year of rainwater and the key to processing food and drink during a drought. The water tanks, and the teaching-and-research winery they support, are sho...

August, 06, 2015 France: Sauternes producers protest to Hollande over trainline

(Decanter) - Sauternes and Barsac producers have complained to French president Francois Hollande that a proposed 8bn euro railway line from Bordeaux to Dax will ruin their vineyards by disrupting local ecosystems. Bordeaux ‘s sweet wine producers are concerned the proposed high speed t...