April, 05, 2015 Can Music Change the Way Your Wine Tastes?

(WSJ) - I WENT WINE SHOPPING recently in New Jersey. Bruce Springsteen was playing on the store’s sound system—naturally. The Boss is an inescapable musical presence in his home state. Why not in a wine shop? But maybe because “Glory Days” isn’t one of my favorites (my...

April, 05, 2015 Alcohol Contributed to Bordeaux Chateau Helicopter Tragedy

(Wine-Searcher) - Human error caused crash. French justice officials have concluded that pilot error caused a helicopter crash near Bordeaux in December 2013 that killed a Chinese billionaire and his son as they flew over his newly-purchased wine estate. Christophe Auger, prosecutor of the so...

April, 05, 2015 California Foodways: Winemaking a Spiritual Practice for Trappist Monks

(KQED) - About an hour south of Redding, in a tiny town called Vina, there’s a winery that’s definitely off the beaten track. A lot of people in surrounding  Tehama County  have never heard of it. That might be because this region’s better known for olive groves and cat...

April, 03, 2015 Cuvaison sells Calistoga winery, tasting room

(NBBJ) - Cuvaison Estate Wines on Thursday said it is consolidating its winemaking to its Los Carneros facility with the sale of the brand’s 45-year production and hospitality home in Calistoga to a St. Helena-based developer and manager of luxury lodging and dwellings. Criswell-Radovan, L...

April, 03, 2015 In the Bag: US Thirsty for Box Wine

(Wine-Searcher) - Sales figures indicate that box wines are becoming increasingly popular. It's 50 years since the first box wine was created by Australian producer Angove and, while some wine drinkers may scoff at them, box wine brands are making millions; the category now represents almost one...

April, 02, 2015 TRADER JOE’S SAYS DON'T FREAK OUT OVER ARSENIC IN WINE

(LAWeekly) - Responding to a recent lawsuit alleging high levels of arsenic in its Two Buck Chuck, among other inexpensive white and rose wines produced by 28 California winemakers, Trader Joe’s has written “A Note to Customers About Arsenic in Wine” to “clarify some points....

April, 02, 2015 Can Bordeaux Woo Back Americans?

(Wine-Searcher) - The Bordelais are renewing their efforts to win back US consumers but price will decide its fate. Bordeaux hopes to woo back the US market, thanks, in part, to the strength of the dollar against the euro. Anthony Moses, managing director of Twins, a leading negociant for the...

April, 02, 2015 Advice to Wineries, re: Yelp and Trip Advisor

(Wines&Vines) - Most wineries regard customer-rating services like Yelp and Trip Advisor as presenting more problems than opportunity, but they can also offer help building tasting room traffic and sales. “They’re a great opportunity to leverage customer endorsements and market t...