May, 01, 2015 A peeved beer drinker is suing Blue Moon for claiming it’s a craft beer

(QZ) - The fight over whether MillerCoors can call Blue Moon a “craft beer” is headed for the courts. In 2012, the Brewers Association, an organization representing US brewers, set new standards for qualifying  as a “craft brewer.” First, the size must be &ldqu...

May, 01, 2015 Can cheap wine taste great? Brain imaging and marketing placebo effects

(EurekaAlert) - When consumers taste cheap wine and rate it highly because they believe it is expensive, is it because prejudice has blinded them to the actual taste, or has prejudice actually changed their brain function, causing them to experience the cheap wine in the same physical way as the ex...

May, 01, 2015 Jackson Family Wines Collaborates with Tesla Energy to Pilot Stationary Energy Storage Systems

(BusinessWire) - Today Jackson Family Wines (JFW), the family-owned California luxury wine collection best known for its acclaimed Kendall-Jackson winery, announced it has installed one of the first large-scale Tesla stationary energy storage systems across a number of its wineries. Earlier thi...

May, 01, 2015 California drought will worsen, says forecasts

(TDB) - The historic drought plaguing Californian winemakers will continue throughout the state this summer, according to a new long-range forecast. After a winter with little precipitation, winemakers in the region will have to face another long, dry summer and the increased risk of wildfires...

May, 01, 2015 California: Grapevine Disease Referendum May Fail

(Wines&Vines) - California’s grape crop assessment to support research and control of Pierce’s disease and its vector glassy-winged sharpshooter (PD/GWSS) is in danger of being defunded due to apparent voter apathy. The referendum, which has been effective for 14 years, originally w...

May, 01, 2015 Riedel launches Vinum Extreme Rosé wine glass

(Decanter) - Winemakers from Provence have helped glass designer Riedel to create the ‘perfect’ glass for the region’s rosé wines. The Vinum Extreme Rosé glass has a specially designed bowl and diamond shape, creating a wider than normal surface area in the glas...

May, 01, 2015 Raise a glass to the maturing wine industry in B.C.

(Calgaryherald) - Like a prized bottle stashed in the cellar, British Columbia’s wine industry is improving with age. The confidence that comes with maturity can be seen in the way wines are being crafted and promoted. A perfect example came at the end of March when it was announced t...

May, 01, 2015 Just In Case You Thought Your Wine Was Vegan

(Science20) - Is your wine vegan? It seems like an odd question: wine is made of grapes, grapes fall solidly under the "not an animal product" label, therefore it would seem that wine is a vegan-friendly beverage. However, many people who adhere to a vegan diet refrain from consuming any food or...