May, 19, 2015 US: Beer in the middle, wine on the coasts, says Twitter

(CNBC) - Americans like to relax with a drink after work, and then they like to tweet about it. The type of alcohol favored across the country can be measured using millions of tweets over the first quarter of the year, according to new data shared with CNBC by social intelligence company Brandw...

May, 19, 2015 UK Wine Market is ‘Toxic’

(TDB) - The trend for deep discounting in the race to the bottom has created a “toxic” UK wine market, according to one key merchant. Speaking at a seminar during the London Wine Fair this week, Emma Shaw, head of commercial operations for Oddbins, said: “The UK market has been...

May, 19, 2015 2014 California Wine Sales Grow 4.4% by Volume and 6.7% by Value in the U.S.

(WineInstitute) - California wine shipments in the U.S. were 225 million cases in 2014, up 4.4% from the previous year, with an estimated retail value of $24.6 billion, up 6.7%. California wine sales to all markets, both domestic and international, increased 3.7% by volume to 269 million cases in 2...

May, 19, 2015 Trade fight could raise tariffs on California wine

(PD) - An international dispute over U.S. meat-labeling rules may trigger a trade war that could raise tariffs on wine shipped into a major export market for California wines. On Monday, the World Trade Organization upheld a complaint by Canada over U.S. rules that require stringent labeling on ...

May, 19, 2015 Be a Sustainable Wine Ambassador

(Wines&Vines) - Winemakers, tasting room managers, wine educators and other sales staff may learn something and earn a credential from the California Sustainable Winegrowing Association’s (CWSA) Sustainable Wine Ambassador course . The new online ambassador course has graduated and ce...

May, 18, 2015 Wine business to offer carbon-neutral, fully recyclable cork

(Independent) - It is perhaps the most middle-class of debates: should a wine bottle have a traditional cork or the more convenient but environmentally questionable screw top? But now a third contender is set to enter the dinner-party fray. The manufacturer of the Select Bio cork, which goes on ...

May, 18, 2015 These Online Maps Can Tell You Where Your Wine Came From

(Wired) - I’VE BEEN SPENDING some time in wine country recently, renting a cabin from friends. Every morning I sit out on the deck, drinking coffee, reading, and admiring the view, which you can see in a photo below. In the time I’ve been here, the vineyard across the way has turne...

May, 18, 2015 Wine is a bad business, Cameron Hughes edition

(TheGrayReport) - For the uninitiated, a winery is basically a license to hemorrhage money. Many smart companies like Coca-Cola have tried and failed.  Cameron Hughes is no fool, and he had a decade of success building a unique business model. But  we learned last week  that his c...