March, 31, 2015 Le Pin the Best Bet for Wine Investors

(Wine-Searcher) - A new report highlights the woeful return on investment for buyers of top Bordeaux wines. A report into Bordeaux pricing indicates that out of 50 top Bordeaux châteaux, only Le Pin has been consistently worth buying en primeur. The Liv-ex Bordeaux 2014 price guide reve...

March, 31, 2015 FIGURES REVEAL PARKER’S DECLINING INFLUENCE

(TDB) - As Robert Parker steps back from Bordeaux en primeur tastings, one fine wine fund has highlighted a number of signs that his overall influence is on the wane. Such is Parker’s present effect on the Bordeaux market that The Wine Investment Fund uses his scores as one of three p...

March, 31, 2015 Treasury Wine Estates to sell Australian, US wineries

(SMH) - Treasury Wine Estates is selling the T'Gallant, Bailey's and Ryecroft wineries in Australia and the Asti winery in California, and will book $50 million in write-downs in the first step of a cost-cutting overhaul of its winery infrastructure. The revamp will involve some job losses acros...

March, 31, 2015 Love Wine? Sonoma's Grape Camp Is Your Dream Vacation

(HP) - During the harvest, Sonoma is a universe unto itself. The sweet aroma of grapes swirls in September's warm air. Under stars and into the early-morning light, grapes are picked -- one bucket at a time -- among the vines in the county's 60,000 acres of fields. People are exhausted but giddy, r...

March, 31, 2015 Why Sommeliers Matter More Than Wine Scores

(Eater) - The era of wine arrogance is over. It was slowly dismantled by a chorus from the ether. Unlike the recent past when an ex-attorney could anoint himself the palate of America, a new generation of wine professionals seized control by embracing the Old World discipline of the sommelier. Sinc...

March, 31, 2015 Introducing Food & Wine's 2015 Best New Chefs

(Food&Wine) - It's the moment everyone who cares anything about restaurants has been waiting for—the 2015 Best New Chefs reveal! The new class of chefs are an innovative, eclectic and incredibly talented group. They include a cook who took over his family’s luncheonette outside...

March, 30, 2015 Breaking News: VinTank Acquired By W2O Group

(Forbes) - VinTank, the wine industry’s most sophisticated social engagement and CRM tool, announced today that it has been acquired by W2O Group, an independent network of complementary marketing, communications, research and development firms. “This truly is a transformative moment f...

March, 30, 2015 Rain Brings Tragedy and Relief for Chilean Wineries

(Wine-Searcher) - Three years' rain falls in three days, causing chaos during harvest. Chile has declared a state of emergency after freak rains brought devastation to the north of the country, killing at least nine people and causing extensive infrastructure damage. In the Elqui Valley, Chile's ...