July, 06, 2015 British Columbia: Prosecco overtaking champagne as sparkling wine of choice

(CBC) - "As much as I love champagne, the most famous sparkling wine of the world, prosecco is overtaking it by volume. It's overtaking it in the next generation of wine drinkers," said Philip. Proseccos have a lower price point than champagne, making them more accessible and more appealing as ape...

July, 05, 2015 Bulgaria - Part 1: Three-Thousand Years of Wine History

(Thewinestalker) - Bulgaria isn't a country that makes the news over here very often and it never comes up in conversation, so it's no surprise that Americans generally know nothing about it. The first thing you'll probably think of when Bulgaria is mentioned is Communism, and that'll likely be the...

July, 05, 2015 Jackson Family Wines’ investments in sustainability pay off

(PD) - The buzzword in the North Coast wine industry is sustainability. The word almost always comes up at every seminar, trade show or conference around Wine Country. Locally, it’s being pushed by the Sonoma County Winegrowers, a trade group representing farmers, which has launched a camp...

July, 05, 2015 France wine country toasted with World Heritage status

(CNN) - France's world renowned wine country was toasted twice Saturday with world heritage status by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The U.N.'s cultural body bestowed the special status on the historic hillsides and properties where the sparkling wines of...

July, 04, 2015 Wine ice cream, maple water: 5 foods of the future?

(Staradvertiser) - Chips made out of broccoli, chickpeas and kale. Wine-spiked ice cream. Popcorn that didn't quite fulfill its destiny. Those were some of the alternate-universe products at this week's 61st annual Fancy Food Show. Many have limited distribution and aren't easy to find, but coul...

July, 03, 2015 Women as wine gurus? It’s a growing trend

(Iol) -  When Elyse Lambert ascended to the rank of Master Sommelier at a ceremony last May in Aspen, Colorado, the first thing she did was pop the cork on a bottle of Krug Grande Cuvee Champagne. She had a lot to celebrate. A wine consultant to Montreal’s Maison Boulud, she was one o...

July, 03, 2015 A perfect wine for the Fourth of July: Meet The Federalist

(Fortune) - With great success, Terlato Wines has been taking a few pages from the history books to market its wines to customers. The $10 bill made headlines in June when it was announced that an updated version of the currency would feature a woman’s face. But in the wine aisle, the foun...

July, 03, 2015 Culinary Institute offers new life to vacant Copia building

(NVR) - When the Copia signs were removed from its former building at 500 First Street, most Napans probably assumed the name was gone for good. Until now. Echoing its original mission when it first opened in 2001, the former Copia property in downtown Napa will be reborn as the “Culina...