May, 06, 2015 Bhutan could be world's first wholly organic nation within a decade

(TheGuardian) - Bhutan could within a decade become the first country in the world to go wholly organic in its food production, according to key politicians in the Himalayan kingdom. Agriculture and forests minister Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji and opposition leader Pema Gyamtsho, who held the post in th...

May, 06, 2015 Water that grows farm products doesn’t stay on the farm

(Farmwater) - Water that grows farm products doesn’t stay on the farm. It becomes part of the food we eat and clothing we wear, making consumers the true end users of farm water. California farms consume 8.3 trillion gallons of water in a normal year but farmers aren’t using w...

May, 06, 2015 What's the Big Deal About Sake?

(Wine-Searcher) - It's time wine drinkers took sake a little more seriously, W. Blake Gray argues. So what is the big deal about sake? For wine lovers, discovering great sake is like finding a secret door to a hidden garden of delights. In some ways sake is like wine – it's a food-fri...

May, 06, 2015 MAKER’S MARK WINS IN ‘HANDMADE’ CASE

(TDB) - Beam Suntory Bourbon brand Maker’s Mark has successfully defended its claim to be “handmade” after a class action lawsuit was dismissed by a Florida court. The US District Court for the Northern District of Florida ruled in favour of Maker’s Mark and parent compan...

May, 06, 2015 Alibaba vows to slash prices of wine imports via e-commerce mode

(Xinhua) - E-commerce giant Alibaba is slashing prices of wine imports to China by offering direct sales to retailers, according to media reports Wednesday. Using a business to business (B2B) model, Alibaba subsidiary 1688.com is connecting exporters in Spain to retailers in China, Liu Fei, a de...

May, 06, 2015 Mexico: The Best Wineries in Baja

(MensJournal) - In addition to its many other selling points — incredible fishing, surfing, hiking, eating, and dirt biking — Baja is a very promising wine region. Baja wine country is centered in the Guadalupe Valley, about 70 miles south of the San Diego/Tijuana border crossing. The v...

May, 06, 2015 US: Truck leaks wine on side of I-40 East

(WKRN) – A truck leaked wine onto the side of Interstate 40 Tuesday morning. It happened near Fesslers Lane just before 11 a.m. as containers inside started leaking, causing the wine it was carrying to pour from the truck. Officials on the scene told News 2 the vehicle was on ...

May, 06, 2015 US: The Winter That Just Wouldn't Quit

(Wines&Vines) - Grapegrowers across the East and Midwest hoped the winter of 2014-15 wouldn’t be as severe as the previous winter, when the infamous Polar Vortex delivered extremely cold temperatures multiple times from December through March. This past winter began with milder weather, b...