June, 15, 2015 Hop shortage threatens craft beer

(TDB) - Craft beer could be undone by its own success, as leading industry figures warn that the rapid boom in the craft category is leaving hops in short supply. The hop, a pine cone-like plant that comes in several varieties, is a vital ingredient for flavouring beer, especially the&nbs...

June, 15, 2015 Water use: Grand jury wants Napa County to meter rural wells

(NVR) - Napa County should require major groundwater users to report how much water they pump from their wells, the county grand jury recommends. The grand jury’s new report focuses on groundwater and recycled water. It asks the question “Is Napa in good hands?” and finds much ...

June, 15, 2015 What's Holding Wine Back in America

(Vinography) - I guess by now I should not be surprised at the vitriol that wine sometimes inspires, especially given that people have been killed over it through the ages. But nonetheless, many of us currently live in a bubble where everyone enjoys wine and we think it's the most natural thin...

June, 15, 2015 Hollande opens world's biggest wine fair in Bordeaux

(RTI)- French President François Hollande opened the world's biggest wine fair in Bordeaux on Sunday, the first time a head of state has done the honours at the Vinexpo salon since it started in 1981. He spoke out against an attempt to change the law on promoting alcoholic drinks but pr...

June, 14, 2015 American Collectors Seen Driving 2014 Bordeaux Wine Sales

(Bloomberg) - North American collectors bought 70 percent of Bordeaux 2014 wine futures transacted this year through Sotheby’s Wine as the amount sold rebounded from the previous two vintages to climb back close to volumes achieved in 2011. Bordeaux 2014 sales were 90 percent higher than the...

June, 12, 2015 China’s grape rush

(FT) - Chinese buyers thirsty for profits and prestige are developing a taste for wineries in California’s Napa Valley. The early morning fog floats away over the imposing Mount George, revealing Joe Chuang’s rows of Chardonnay vines running across the floor of Napa Valley. Short and...

June, 12, 2015 Egypt's winemakers seek to revive ancient art

 (AP) — An organic wine producer is growing indigenous grapes near famed pharaonic tombs in central Egypt, vintners in the Nile Delta have modernized a long-neglected 19th century winery, and in Cairo's hotels, tourists can now enjoy Egyptian wine described by an expert as "eminently dri...

June, 12, 2015 ILLEGAL LIQUOR DELIVERIES ACROSS STATE BORDERS COSTING ILLINOIS MILLIONS

 (WLS) -  Industry leaders say illegal "special deliveries" from liquor stores in Indiana to retailers in Illinois are costing Illinois millions in lost tax revenue at a time when the state is broke. Alcohol is much more expensive in Illinois than it is in Indiana. And it is even prici...