April, 13, 2015 Vines Shredded in Lodi Hail Storm

(Wines&Vines) - The storm that brought rain, thunder and hail across much of California this week caused extensive damage in some Lodi area vineyards. Described like a Midwestern tornado that obliterates some houses yet leaves others untouched on the same street, the storm shredded leaves and...

April, 13, 2015 Dom Pérignon Announces Open Home

(Wine-Searcher) - Wine lovers will be afforded entry to the Abbey of Hautvillers for the first time in 2015. Champagne producer Dom Pérignon will open the doors of its spiritual home to the great unwashed for the first time this year – at a cost. The lofty ticket price of €600 (...

April, 13, 2015 Private label wines step out into the open

(PD) - Business ideas come from all types of life experiences. For Tom Scott, it was his daughter’s wedding about six years ago. Scott, vice president and general manager for Oliver’s Markets, noted his daughter wanted a personalized label on the wines served at her wedding. After brie...

April, 10, 2015 US: Lawsuit Threatens to Poison Wineries' Reputations

(Wines&Vines) - Alopecia, anorexia, ataxia—these are hardly the characteristic physical attributes of those who frequent tasting rooms and wine shows, let alone the 13% of the population marketers term “high-frequency wine consumers” who drink wine several times a week or even...

April, 10, 2015 Cask wine turns 50 and it’s time to pay it some respect

(NewsAu) - IT seemed like a good idea at the time. Fifty years ago this month, late South Australian winemaker Tom Angove had a brainwave. He had tonnes of grapes to work with, huge facilities at his Renmark vineyard to produce them into wine, but he wanted a smarter way to get a large volume to ...

April, 10, 2015 NZ winemakers chart growth beyond Australia

(Reuters) - New Zealand's wine industry is looking beyond its biggest export market Australia as the "kiwi" dollar's unprecedented strength against its Australian counterpart dents export earnings from the island nation's closest trading partner. Australia sources more than half of its foreign w...

April, 10, 2015 Majestic Wine buys Naked Wines

(BBC) - Majestic Wine is taking over smaller online rival Naked Wines. The move will also see Naked Wines founder, Rowan Gormley, taking over as chief executive of the overall company. Majestic's previous chief executive, Steve Lewis, left the post in February. Majestic said the £70m deal w...

April, 10, 2015 Charcoal cocktails are the new black

(TDB) - As the trend for barbecue and smoked meat gathers pace, mixologists are taking things a step further by using charcoal as an ingredient in cocktails. Bartenders are latching on to the supposed health benefits of bamboo charcoal, which was used as a healing aid for stomach pain in ancien...