May, 21, 2015 Americans Toast Strong Dollar While Downing Cheap Wine in Europe

(Bloomberg) - Of the many wonders to behold in Greece, Matt Derr has found a gem: local wine at $3 a glass. During a nine-day getaway to the land of the gods, he’s sampled Greek salads and grilled meats for as little as $7 a plate and learned how to pick the freshest fish for dinner. As a ...

May, 21, 2015 Millennials are drinking wine instead of beer and the industry is freaking out

(BI) - Millennials are increasingly moving away from beer in favor of wine and spirits.  This trend is scaring major companies like Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors, and Heineken, according to a recent report by Morgan Stanley.  "Overall beer consumption trends remain weak, and it appear...

May, 21, 2015 Cognac. a wine or spirit?

(NVR) - Cognac is often referred to as the “king” of brandies with a glorious history dating back centuries. It is produced under stringent regulations of the Bureau National Interprofessional du Cognac (BNIC) and the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) u...

May, 21, 2015 US: POLICE WARN DRUNK PEOPLE TO ‘NOT CHASE BEARS’

(TDB) - A US police department felt compelled to warn people not to chase bears when under the influence, after arresting a man for doing just that. The intoxicated man was arrested last week after he was found chasing a black bear into the woods in Massachusetts, brandishing an axe. Followin...

May, 21, 2015 Burgundy UNESCO world heritage plan suffers setback

(Decanter) - High level advisers to UNESCO have told Burgundy winemakers to improve their pitch to gain world heritage status for the region's vineyard climats, but Champagne remains on-track to secure a place on the list. Burgundy has six weeks to improve its dossier before a final decision wil...

May, 21, 2015 What's the Big Deal About Santorini?

(Wine-Searcher) - Salty, briny and tasting of seashells – not your usual wine descriptors, but Santorini is no ordinary region. So what is the big deal about Santorini? If you want to taste terroir, there's no better wine on earth. For more than 3000 years, native grape varieties have...

May, 21, 2015 California water cuts move to those with century-old rights

(AP) — California farmers who hold rights to water that date as far back as the Gold Rush are bracing for their first state-ordered conservation in decades, as a record drought prompts some of the deepest cuts yet in the country's most productive agricultural state. After telling cities an...

May, 21, 2015 The Wine-Dark Sea of Regulation

(WSJ) - On May 27, our Napa Valley winery will pull eight cases of Cabernet Sauvignon out of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. We placed them there six months ago, protected from the elements, following similar experiments in the past two years. The cold water and the tides seem to expedite the ...