April, 08, 2015 Australian Wine Growers Struggle to Survive with Falling Grape Prices

(ABC) - Independent senator Nick Xenophon has sounded a dire warning about the health of Australia's wine and grape growing industry, as growers face yet another year of cripplingly low prices. According to a report released by the Winemaker's Federation of Australia, less than 15 per cent of Au...

April, 08, 2015 Nova Scotia wine producers worried about impact of deep snow

(CBC) - This winter's deep snow is causing a new set of worries for those harvesting grapes for Nova Scotia's wine industry. Benjamin Bridge vineyard owner Gerry McConnell is concerned about the labour issues this year's snow dump might cause. It's a business that is no stranger to the whims ...

April, 08, 2015 One glass of wine can stop foetus breathing, new study shows

(IT) - Even one glass of wine can stop the foetus moving and breathing in the womb for up to two hours, an expert has warned. Professor Peter Hepper from Queen’s University Belfast carried out a study, the first of its kind, looked at the effects of low-level alcohol exposure on foetuses i...

April, 08, 2015 Bordeaux 2014: Merchants nervous over prices ahead of en primeur campaign

(Decanter) - Chateau owners have shown little desire to drop prices for the Bordeaux 2014 en primeur campaign, testing the nerves of merchants who will need to decide which wines to recommend to consumers. A number of chateau owners said that they were aware of the need to 'defend the en primeur...

April, 07, 2015 How Well Do You Know Legal Regulations for Winery Social Media?

(WB) - How well do you think you know the legal regulations for using social media for a winery? Before you answer, please complete this short true/false quiz. (By social media, we mean any online channel in which the interaction between wineries and consumers is public. This may include posts your...

April, 07, 2015 TOP 10 US CRAFT BREWERIES

(TDB) - The Brewers Association (BA) has released its annual list of the biggest US craft brewers, with a newcomer revealed to have knocked the Boston Beer Company off the top spot. Based on 2014 beer sales volumes the BA, a trade group representing small and independent craft brewers, has ...

April, 07, 2015 Grab a frosty one: It's National Beer Day

(Kere11) - Raise a glass, Tuesday is National Beer Day. Easter is over, and Memorial Day is still several weeks off, so why not celebrate the beverage that makes everyone more attractive? "That sounds like a made-up Hallmark holiday," said Dave Swartz, owner of Coasters Pub and Biergarten bea...

April, 07, 2015 Box Wines – Better Than You Think

(Wine-Searcher) - W. Blake Gray throws caution to the wind and taste-tests more than 20 wines that came out of a box. Wine in a box was one of the great ideas of the 20th century, but it has taken into the 21st century – at least – to be fully appreciated. Decades after the first ...